DoolittleDesign: DIY no sew fleece blanket!!!

I am making a blanket for my nephew for Christmas. I have been wanting to make him one for awhile and finally got up to it while Deedles was taking her late nap today. I don't know how to use a sewing machine, so this is easy and fun for me. These blankets are AMAZING! I have made several as gifts before and have a few lying around my house as well. They are very cozy and warm.

what this requires:

A good pair of scissors for cutting fabric
fleece
ruler/ tape measure
open floor space
about 30-40 min of time, unless someone is helping you then maybe 20 min.

Step One:

Pick out 2 fleece patterns ( I go to Joanne's) that compliment each other. I chose monkeys for the front and polka dots for the back. For a baby blanket get 1 yard of each pattern. I made mine a little on the larger side so he can use it when he is bigger ( 1 1/2 yrds of each).

Step Two:

Find a large area on the floor to work on. Before you lay the two pieces of fleece directly on top of each other, make sure you put the side of the fleece that is softer and more vibrant in color facing out. So the more vibrant side on top will face the ceiling and the piece underneath will face floor ( get it)

Step Three:

On one corner cut a 4 in x 4 in square out. Then use this cut out square as a template to cut the other three corners.

Step Four: Figure out which two sides of the blanket are more stretchy. You can tell by just giving them a little tug

Step Five: Start cutting, the stretchy sides you can cut up 4 inches. You can use the edge of where you cut out the square as a guide, but don't worry about being too precise.There is room for error.

Step Six: Next cut the two opposite sides that are not as stretchy. These sides may need to be cut about 4 1/2 inches or a little above where the line for the cut out square was. This is because you will eventually have to tie these in knots and it is difficult if they are not long enough.