No Sew Blanket
You Can Make a Blanket Without Knowing How to Sew
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Quilts and blankets make great
gifts for the holidays, especially when they're made by hand.
Quilters often start on their holiday gifts months in advance,
making unique and useful gifts for those on their lists. But for
those of us who do not know how to sew, giving such a gift is
not an option. Or is it?
While it would be difficult to make a quilt without sewing, you
can make a nice, warm blanket without picking up a needle and
thread. Fleece is one of the warmest materials that one can buy,
and you don't have to worry about it fraying. It's easy to make
an attractive fleece blanket without having to sew. Here are the
instructions.
Supplies
* 1 1/2 yards of patterned fleece
* 1 1/2 yards of fleece in a coordinating solid color
* Sturdy scissors
* Measuring tape
* Disappearing ink pen
* Lots of large, straight pins
* 1 4"x4" piece of cardboard
* 1 4"x3/4" piece of cardboard
Instructions
1. Lay both pieces of fleece flat on a large surface, with the
patterned piece on top of the solid one. Smooth the fleece out
until there are no wrinkles and no bunching, making sure the
edges are even with each other.
2. Pin the pieces of fleece together using the straight pins,
placing them a few inches from the edges. It's okay if one piece
is a little larger than the other. You can trim it down after
you're done pinning.
3. Trim the selvage edges off, and even the pieces up to the
same size if necessary. Smooth the fabric out once again.
4. Take your piece of 4"x4" cardboard and lay it on the corner
of your blanket. Cut out the corner through both layers of
fabric. Do the same with the remaining 3 corners.
5. Take your 4"x3/4" piece of
cardboard and place along the side of your fabric, starting at
one end. Cut fringes out along all sides of the fabric.
6. Starting at a corner, tie each
strip from the patterned fabric to the strip of plain fabric
behind it. Tie them in a double knot, but not too tight. Tie
some fringes in each corner before doing the rest of them to
help keep the fabric straight.
7. Tie the rest of the fringes together in the same manner.
8. Remove all straight pins. Your blanket is finished!
You can make this blanket in any size you like. You could do a smaller one to give as a baby gift, or adjust the size to fit a bed. And with all of the fleece patterns available, you can find something for anyone.
Use your imagination, I have made one of these with family photos on it. Go to Wal-Mart and in the craft section you can get material that you can print photos on. If you aren't able to sew them onto your fabric (I do this by hand) you can use a good fabric glue.
Don't let your inability to sew stop you from giving a warm,
cuddly handmade blanket as a gift. With this technique, anyone
can whip up a blanket in no time.
