| Want a new blanket, but cannot afford to buy | | | | alone. |
| one? Here's 3 ways to get an inexpensive fleece | | | | With your other two edges, take some masking |
| blanket, ranging from "no sew" to "minimal sew" | | | | tape, and place it along the edge of your fabric |
| options. | | | | approximately 2" (or 5 cm) from the edge. Now |
| Materials | | | | cut your fringe along the entire length of each |
| The first thing you'll need is your material. I | | | | edge up to the masking tape. Be sure to use |
| recommend polar fleece, brushed wool, or any | | | | sharp scissors, and not cut beyond the start of |
| other fabric of a suitable weight and thickness for | | | | your masking tape. |
| your requirements. | | | | |
| | | | | The Manual Sewing Method |
| Measurements | | | | The manual sewing method involves doing a |
| Unless you have a speciality fabric store nearby, | | | | wide blanket stitch around the entire outside of |
| chances are your width will be determined by the | | | | your fabric. Use fine wool in a contrasting or |
| maximum width you can buy. Measure the bed | | | | darker shade to add extra oomph! |
| you wish to cover, and add an allowance at the | | | | |
| sides and bottom for the blanket to drape over | | | | The Little Bit of Sewing Method |
| the edge. | | | | My favourite method for creating blankets is to |
| As an example, a standard double bed mattress | | | | use some wide ribbon or satin fabric in a matching |
| is approximately 74" by 57" (or 1880 cm by | | | | colour to edge my blankets (like a woollen |
| 1400cm). I would generally allow around 4" | | | | blanket). This is very simple to do, but is a little |
| allowance (or 10 cm) on 3 of the 4 sides. That | | | | more expensive as you will require a long piece of |
| means my fabric would need to be 77" by 63" | | | | ribbon or matching fabric about 3½" to 4" wide |
| (or 1890 cm by 1420 cm). | | | | (or 9 – 10 cm). |
| | | | | Simply cut the fabric or ribbon to length (one |
| The No Sew Method | | | | piece for each side) and stitch to the blanket |
| The simplest blanket to make without sewing is a | | | | about 1½" from the edge. Now turn over the |
| fringed blanket. | | | | blanket, and fold the ribbon over and pin in place. |
| Two of your 4 sides will have "selvedge" edges | | | | Make sure when pinning that you get the new |
| – this means that they have been treated so | | | | seam as close as possible to the other seam. |
| that they will not fray or curl. Leave these edges | | | | Now stitch in place and you're done! |