A recipe for a warm blanket

As Part of our Winter Survival kits several people have made the "No Sew" blankets that we will giving to the families in our neighborhood. Some have asked how to make them. Well, here are the directions.

No Sew Fleece Blanket (directions are from the Internet)

Materials needed: Fabric needs to be at least 40 inches or wider (most are 54 inches)

Baby/Toddler - 1 to 1 1/2 yards (in both fabrics)
Child - 1 3/4 yards (in both fabrics)
Teen/Adult - 2 yards (in both fabrics)

Feel free to make your blanket(s) bigger for taller or bigger people Things you need: Two pieces of fleece the same size. Piece may be the same pattern, two different patterns, two plain colors or a pattern on one side and a plain color on the other.

Scissors (sharp ones)
Tape measure or ruler
one 4" x 4" piece of paper…I found it easier to use a square closer to 6” No sew fleece blanket instructions:

1. Take your two pieces of fleece. Put one piece on top of the other lining up the edges so they are even. (one side will be the front and the other side will be the back of your blanket)

2. Trim your blanket so the two pieces are equal. You might want to trim off the “selvedge” edge of each side.

3. Take your square piece of paper and lay it on the corner of your blanket. Then cut out the corner through both layers. Proceed to do this on all four corners. I eyeballed the next 2 steps as I had so many to do

4. Now you are ready to cut your fringes. Cut into both fleeces as far as your paper was at 1 in intervals Your fringes don't need to be 1" exactly, just try to keep them the same size. (You don't want to have one fringe 1" and the next one 2") Proceed to cut 1" intervals on all four sides. You can place the tape measure or yard stick 6 inches in (or however deep your square was) so you know how far in to cut, or you can eyeball it!

5. Tie two knots in each corner so the two pieces of fabric will stay together. Or, you can pin them.

6. Starting on one side tie square knots (using one fringe from each fleece.) Tie these knots on every other fringe around the entire blanket. This helps them from coming untied, especially in the wash. A square knot is a type of double knot. If you don’t know how to do it, just tie a double knot.

7. Flip the whole blanket over and tie the remaining knots until your blanket is complete.

8. Tying every other one helps the blanket to have a more finished look. You can also gently stretch them so they are squarer. Just don’t stretch too much or it will look really out of shape.

Now you can make one for yourself.

And now a big thank you to all those that made them for us to distribute on January 24.

Cal