Fleece Blankets
These are super fun and easy to make, and you get a great gift or lap blanket as well! I had made my boys each one of these a few years back and had been wanting to make myself a panda one recently. I finally found some good panda fabric I was happy with so decided to make a blanket to keep at work. (My desk gets really cold at night for some reason!) Anyhow, I got two yards of each fabric color, using the panda fabric and a black fabric since it matches well. I actually don't want my blanket to be that big though so I cut both in half in order to create 2 blankets, one for home and one for work. I've even thought of making a twin size blanket, which would be about 2 yards each. Note that if you used licensed fabric (such as Disney, Sports Teams, etc) they tend to come in a smaller width than basic colored fabric.
First step is to lie out the fabric so the edges meet up. Then cut each corner, using a ruler, I chose to cut a 3 inch square. You will want to cut the length you are going to create they fray for tying. If you want more fray you would use 4 inches, if its for a baby or toddler it is recommend to have less fray so you could use 2 inches.
Next you'll go around the entire fabric cutting the fray. Using a ruler, you'll want them to be about 1 inch wide, and make sure to to use the ruler to verify that they're all the same length in which I was doing 3 inches.
When you're done cutting then you'll want to begin tying. I suggest a double tie, then you don't have to worry about them coming apart. The trick is to tie every other one, and then flip the fabric over to tie the remaining fray. This will make it even and not curved inwards. When you're done you are ready to cuddle up with some hot cocoa and a good book!
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