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How To Make A Fleece
Blanket
Want a new blanket, but
cannot afford to buy one? Here's 3 ways to get
an inexpensive fleece blanket, ranging from "no
sew" to "minimal sew" options.
How To Make A Fleece
Blanket reveals step by step how anyone can
make their own Fleece blanket even if they do
not know how to sew.
Materials
The first thing you'll need
is your material. I recommend polar fleece,
brushed wool, or any other fabric of a suitable
weight and thickness for your requirements.
Measurements
Unless you have a speciality
fabric store nearby, chances are your width
will be determined by the maximum width you can
buy. Measure the bed you wish to cover, and add
an allowance at the sides and bottom for the
blanket to drape over the edge.
As an example, a standard
double bed mattress is approximately 74" by 57"
(or 1880 cm by 1400cm). I would generally allow
around 4" allowance (or 10 cm) on 3 of the 4
sides. That means my fabric would need to be
77" by 63" (or 1890 cm by 1420 cm).
The No Sew Method
The simplest blanket to make
without sewing is a fringed blanket.
Two of your 4 sides will
have "selvedge" edges this means that they have
been treated so that they will not fray or
curl. Leave these edges alone.
With your other two edges,
take some masking tape, and place it along the
edge of your fabric approximately 2" (or 5 cm)
from the edge. Now cut your fringe along the
entire length of each edge up to the masking
tape. Be sure to use sharp scissors, and not
cut beyond the start of your masking tape.
The Manual Sewing Method
The manual sewing method
involves doing a wide blanket stitch around the
entire outside of your fabric. Use fine wool in
a contrasting or darker shade to add extra
oomph!
The Little Bit of Sewing
Method
My favourite method for
creating blankets is to use some wide ribbon or
satin fabric in a matching colour to edge my
blankets (like a woollen blanket). This is very
simple to do, but is a little more expensive as
you will require a long piece of ribbon or
matching fabric about 3" to 4" wide (or 9 10
cm).
Simply cut the fabric or
ribbon to length (one piece for each side) and
stitch to the blanket about 1" from the edge.
Now turn over the blanket, and fold the ribbon
over and pin in place. Make sure when pinning
that you get the new seam as close as possible
to the other seam. Now stitch in place and
you're done!
Now you know How
To Make A Fleece Blanket even if they do
not know how to sew.
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