SCISSORS

SAFETY PINS

1 TO 1 1/2 YARDS OF TWO PIECES OF FELT FABRIC IF YOU ARE PURCHASING FOR A BABY.

IF YOU ARE PURCHASING FOR A CHILD YOU WILL NEED 1-3/4 yards OF TWO PIECES OF FELT FABRIC

TEEN/ADULT SIZED BLANKETS YOU WILL NEED 2 YARDS IN TWO PIECES OF FELT FABRIC.

THESE ARE APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BIGGER JUST BUY MORE YARDS OF FLEECE...

FIRST YOU WILL NEED TO GET BOTH PIECES OF FABRIC AND LAY THEM TOGETHER WITH THE SIDES YOU WANT SHOWING FACING OUTWARDS AND THE SIDES YOU WANT TO HIDE FACING INWARDS.

THEN YOU NEED TO PIN THE BLANKETS TOGETHER SO THEY DON'T MOVE. HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT. I USUALLY USE SAFETY PINS

NOW YOU WILL NEED TO START AT EACH CORNER... ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE BLANKET YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR FIRST STRAIGHT CUT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE BLANKET. THE CUT SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES DEEP. NOW SLIDE TO THE RIGHT OF THAT CUT ABOUT AN INCH AND MAKE ANOTHER CUT THIS WILL CREATE YOUR FIRST STRIP... CONTINUE TO DO THIS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BLANKET.

ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED ALL YOU HAVE LEFT TO DO IS TIE EACH OF THE STRIPS TOGETHER FROM BOTH PIECES OF FELT AND PRESTO YOU HAVE MADE A BLANKET!!!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR SALES AT ALL FABRIC STORES SO THAT YOU SAVE MONEY ON PROJECTS.  ENSURE THAT IF YOU USE FLEECE PANELS THAT YOU OBTAIN ENOUGH FABRIC.  VERIFY THAT BOTH OF THE PIECES OF FABRIC ARE THE SAME WIDTH AND LENGTH.  FABRIC IS ONLY 54 INCHES WIDE OR GREATER.  YOU CAN USE WHICHEVER TWO FABRICS YOU CHOOSE!  JUST ENSURE THAT YOU BUY AT LEAST 2 PIECES OF THE SAME WIDTH USING THE LENGTHS GIVEN IN THE DIRECTIONS.

• ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR BLANKET TIES LOOK EVEN ALL THE WAY AROUND IS TO TIE EVERY OTHER STRIP AND THEN FLIP THE BLANKET AND TIE WHAT IS LEFT.
• YOU CAN GET DIFFERENT LOOKS WITH DIFFERENT KNOT TIES JUST EXPERIMENT AND SEE WHAT YOU LIKE BEST.
• BE CAREFUL WHEN WASHING YOUR BLANKETS RESEARCH THE TYPE OF FLEECE YOU BOUGHT AND ENSURE YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS SO AS NOT TO SHRINK THE BLANKET.