First choose your fleece. You will need 2 separate pieces. You can put 2 patterns together or a patterned front and a solid back. It is all up to you. I usually do a patterned front with a coordinating solid back (this is fun for doing sports related blankets. The front would be the team patterned fleece with the back being the solid coordinated fleece). I have made the MN Vikings (Vikings on the front with a purple or gold back), Denver Broncos (Broncos on the front with an orange or navy blue back) and the IN Colts (Colts on the front with a blue or white back). They turn out really great and Joann Fabric online carries all of the teams.
Depending on what size blanket you want will determine how much fleece you will need. I have found that 1 yard of fleece a total of 2 yards i yard for the front and 1 yard for the back) is the perfect size for a baby. 2 yards will fit a twin bed and 3 yards fits an adult who likes to snuggle with a blanket on the couch. Be sure that you get the same size fleece for both sides.
Clean up the fleece by trimming off the selvage edges of both pieces of fleece (this will be the rough edge on both the long sides).
Lay one piece of fleece on a large, flat surface with the right side facing down (the softer or shiny side of your fleece will be your right side). Lay the second piece of fleece on top of the first. Make sure its right side is facing
yp. Line up the edges carefully.
Cut our a 4-inch corner from each corner of the fleece, cutting through both layers at the same time. I usually do one corner at a time. I don't have a huge area to spread my fleece out flat. I use a card table. For the larger blankets I fold up the fleece on the table keeping the edge that I am working on flat. Take the scissors and cut through both layers of fleece. Along the edges, cut strips of fabric that are 1-inch wide and 4 inches long to make fringe. Do this all the way around the fleece. Again I only work with one edge at a time. I have found that a metal yard stick works the best. I lay it right on top of my fleece and cut my one inch by four inch fringes. I also can't cut through the metal yard stick like I have with the fabric tape measure.
Tie each set of two strands of fleece together. You should have a back and a front piece of fleece for each knot. Work all the way around the fleece to complete your tie blanket.
Sometimes I find as I go along that I need to trim the edges to be even. Fleece is very forgiving and will stretch as you go. Try not to tug on the fleece too much as you are working around the edges.
I will update later tonight with some pictures of the blankets I have made. Please feel free to send me a PM if you have any questions or need any help.
Here are a couple of photos - there are more in the gallery.[highlight=#ffffff][highlight=#ffff80]
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This is for my furbaby Tucker
And this one is for my furbaby Molli
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