TIED FLEECE BLANKET: A TUTORIAL
DIY TIED FLEECE BLANKET TUTORIAL
Part of me feels guilty even calling this a tutorial since it is so simple and quick to make a tied fleece blanket. It’s a no-sew way to give a fun, personalized gift to someone who likes to be cozy in the winter (and that is pretty much everyone!).
Make these when you have a little stretch of time. When you are binge-watching your favorite Netflix shows seems like a perfect time to me!
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Materials needed:
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- 1-1/2 yards each of a print and a solid fleece and scissors. That’s it.
How To Make A Tied Fleece Blanket
Scroll down to watch the video tutorial!
Step One: Lay your fleece out on a hard surface. A large floor space works great for this. I move my couches out of the way to make space. It’s always a good idea to make sure the floor is fairly clean and it’s swept (this avoids getting pet hair on your blanket). Lay the two pieces right sides out. In general, fleece has no “right side”, but you can pick the fuzzier sides and lay them facing out. Whatever faces out will be what you see. Use your scissors to trim both pieces to the same size.
Step Two: Using your scissors simple cut into the fleece approximately every inch to the depth of your scissors. In other words, cut 3″ into your fleece at 1″ apart. You will automatically create the squared-out corners as you cut.
Step Three: Now all you need to do is take the time to tie each of those sets together. I simply scoot around on my floor, leaving the blanket in one spot so that the ties stay matched up.
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Step Four: You may notice that the edges of the blanket will start to bunch up (see picture). Simply stretch it out gently but firmly. Fleece is one of those fabrics that tends to do what you want it to do. That is why I love it!
Step Five: Toss your blanket in the washer with a good amount of fabric softener, and tumble dry.
Step Six: It’s snuggle time!
I have a few of these left to make for Christmas. I like to personalize the fabric prints and colors with the recipient’s taste. In my experience, these blankets are always well-received and well-used!
MAKING A TIED FLEECE BLANKET
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Happy crafting, friends!
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I am linking up at these wonderful parties!
Love this blanket would love to make some for my family.
Hi Brenda,
They are very simple to make. I have two that I will be making this week.
Have a lovely day,
Randi 🙂
I love these blankets and I especially love the colors you chose for yours 🙂
I found you through Home Matters Link Party, we’d love to have you come link up with us at Waste Not Wednesday, we go live every Tuesday evening at 7 pm PT. You can find it on my blog.
Thanks for sharing at our Party in Your PJs link party. I will be featuring it at tonights party!
I love these blankets, I have made several as well. I love the gray and blue fleece, do you happen to know where you bought it??
Thanks
Hi Carla,
I bought it at Joann’s when they had a 50% off sale.
Have a lovely day,
Randi 🙂
Do you cut the corners in the v shape bf you start cutting the ends?
Hi Susan,
As you are cutting your “tie” pieces, the V shape in the corners will naturally form. No need to cut them beforehand.
Let me know if you have any more questions! And I would LOVE to see your finished project!
Randi 🙂
I have been making these for my 3 kids. Each will get a blanket of their favorite football team. I also went to Joanns to get the fleece 50% during the Thanksgiving weekend. I cannot wait for them to open these on Christmas day so I can get mine back!!!
Awesome, Josephine! So glad to hear that the tutorial helped you out this year.
And I know what you mean about making these in order to get your own back. Lol!
Merry Christmas,
Randi 🙂
Love this tutorial! Super simple like you said but handy to have all the measurements.
I added it to my Pinterest board “teach”.
If you have any other posts you want to share I run a link party each Thursday’s through Sunday. I’m sure my mommy blogger friends would love your stuff.
Hi Patty,
I bookmarked your blog and will visit you for the link party!
I must say that I LOVE the name of your blog. Made me smile!
Randi 🙂
Hi, nice blog. The good creativity is shown by you. It’s a good idea to give simple blanket new and stylish looks. Nice example of creativity. Keep sharing more creative ideas like this.
these are so much fun to make! My daughter chose a pattern with cute alpacas wearing fancy saddles for her blanket 🙂
~ Emily from So Sunny Day
Alpacas…I LOVE it! One of my favorite things about fleece is all of the fun prints and colors!
I almost chose the llamas wearing saddles. And beautiful feathers for the other side. Finished my blanket today. I’ve never made a tie blanket. I usually use my sewing machine. So this was nice. Always great to switch things up.
Thank you! I’ve had two friends each make me one but never knew how to make one myself 🙂
They are the comfy-est blankets!
Hi!
I love these blankets and have made a few. How do you prevent the ties from coming undone with EVERY wash?
Thanks!
Leia
Hi Leia, I usually just retie the ones that come undone when I find them. When I first make the blanket I tie REALLY TIGHT so they stay put!
I have the fabrics to make 2 of these blankets. Your tutorial explains the process well. My question is about tying the cut strands together. Do you tie just once (hard for me to explain), or are you actually creating a square knot?
Hi Kathy! Tie it in a square knot and tie it firmly. Have fun making blankets!
Randi 🙂
I love how easy these blankets are to make! They’re the perfect DIY for this time of year, too. Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday – I’ll be featuring your DIY blanket at our upcoming party.
Have a lovely evening, Emily!
Randi, Thank you so much, loved this and had to try it. I think it came out great.
Glad to hear it, Debbie! 🙂
superb! tied fleece blanket more comfortables while watching television. these blankets make you feel fresh.thanks for sharing a nice blog with us.
So you think this could be made with more than two pieces of fleece? My sister gets extra cold in the winter and the thicker the blanket the better.
I think you could add an extra piece of fleece in the middle. The blanket would be super warm! 🙂
I’ve never made one of these before. Since you’re tying 2 pieces of fabric together do you think I could stuff it and make a dog bed out of it?
Absolutely! I am working towards a video on how to do that. I am going to be using a large pillow to make it soft. The post should be up in a couple of weeks. 🙂