Just a little tip: If you’re making this for someone who is 6’+ and they like their feet to be covered in the blanket, you gotta make it at least 2.5 yards. I made one that was 2 yards for my 6’4 boyfriend (perfect size for me but I’m 5’2) and it’s too short for him so I made him a new one that is literally nine feet long (3yds)
Very Nice, But I think I would cut only 2 inches , out of it for the fringe, because Otherwise it seems to make the blanket a lot smaller. & I made a Large one from Joanne's Fabrics I ended up Having it sewn all the way around, with no fringe at all, because I thought the person I was giving it too wouldn't want the fringe in their face. Nor would I want that for a baby , having fringe in their face. It's Very Cute With the Fringes but not always Practical
I am made many of these blankets for the Ronald mcdonald house children..And August 24th is my birthday and I want to celebrate it by making more blankets for the sick children. I love making them so very much. My boyfriend asked me to make one for his grandpa who is suffering with Dementia I told him that I am highly honored to make one for him....
Thank you so much for this video! My bf and I made one together where we coordinated 2 fabrics that we liked. This was really to the point and honestly so fun and easy!
My aunt made me one of these when I was a child.. and I still have and cherish it. Wanting to make them for my nieces and nephews this year for Christmas ❤️
I'm making blankets for my nieces and nephews I was thinking of going a little bigger when buying the fabric so as they grow they can still use their special blankets from aunty years later 😊 in total 8 blankets and the kids range in age from 2 to 14 so this should be fun lol
Took hours because, after washing the fleece, I had gotten the last of two different fleece designs and so had to tidy up the ends. Here’s final product. Gorgeous. Knots are a terrific way to avoid sewing. Didnt measure the strips but had measured cutting out the corners. Turns out beautiful. I think next time I’ll do six inch. Easier to get ahold to turn. Thx sooo much for sharing so clearly! Chose a green and black plaid for one side and a wonderful deer and moose and evergreen red and white other side.
So, six inches. Do you still cut the strips every 1 inch? In this video, they look REALLY close together. I've had fleece in my closet for at least 10 years and I'm finally retired and want to make a blanket for these old, cold bones. 😂
I buy four yards of fleece. Each side is a two yard panel. It makes a good size blanket for adults. Great gift for babies, they can still use it on their twin bed when they are teenagers or off to college. :)
Thank you ~ your video was eas to follow and very helpful. Most of all, as a senior citizen, thank you for not talking way too fast like many young people do today. I appreciate your tutorial. :)
I made one with Day of The Dead theme skulls and black fabric on the back for my Dad who’s just getting out of jail, and doesn’t have much and his birthday is coming up. He loves my blankets I make and these are so fun, easy and customizable. Bought matching fabric for pillow for his new apartment!
My daughter has one that she's got as a newborn 11 years ago. She loves that blankets lol.. now I'm watching ur video so she can make on herself. She's very crafty.
I made one of these for my girlfriend a couple years ago for Christmas. She loves that thing. Doing it again these year. She won't mind, she loves things like this.
My daughter has 2 sons. The oldest has an old buzz lightyear blanket. The baby loves Buzz and Micky Mouse. So I am going to use the old blanket on one side and new Micky material on the other. Hopefully it will be a great keepsake!!
Showing my niece who is 14 years old how to make this style blanket was a lot of fun for me she was real happy with the results now that is her to blanket while watching movies with her parents😊
My neighbors gave me an extra long 5:29 one six years ago! I have used it daily ever since! Washes and dries beautifully! It is the best gift I have ever had!
I found two remnants at Joann for about $5 each and they were both just over 1.2 yards. One was cats, one was sushi, with contrasting blue backgrounds. It is a smaller blanket, but i love it! I mostly make them for my cat
thanks for reminding me how to do this, after many years since I made these needed to make one again for gift, and forgot about the corners!!! yea didn't start cutting yet, thanks again
My step-grandfathers (pregnant) cousin came over today to discuss her baby shower with my grandmother and they ended up just watching SVU and talking and sometime along the way she fell asleep covered by the blanket my grandmother made for my grandfather. Im planning on making her one of these to gift her for her babyshower.
We make em in my FFA class to take them to the cancer center and our teacher usually lets us hand em out but due to covid the nurses are gonna hand em out to them for us.
Thank you so much! I found your tutorial straight to the point and a joy to watch. I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to teach me how to make a tie blanket ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Making a fleece doggie blanket and this was the best video on it! I made one a long time ago but needed a refresher. Your tying method looks much neater than mine was (but the dog never complained) 😂. Thanks!
You just gave me a great idea for family Christmas gifts! Thank you! Possibly after first of the year start making them for different organizations! I’m excited!
Great tutorial, Thanks!--Our Boy Scout troop are making these fleece blankets for the homeless during COVID-19 to safely earn their Community Citizenship Merit Badges--Go Scouts!
Hi there, I’m going to try and attempt this for the first time. Just wanted to say thank you so much for your video and for being so descriptive, I’m almost totally blind, love crafting, and sometimes people create content with no description, or no audio, which is a bit of a tricky, one for people like me. Anyway, I will attempt this, I might have some more questions as I go along, but I love a challenge, and it’s Sunday evening before Christmas. So why not?
Great tutorial! If you wanted to make it round or oval and stuff it for a dog bed, you wouldn't need to cut out anything, would you? I'm trying to picture it in my head and for some reasonI can't think of a reason why you would need to but I wouldn't have thought about cutting the corners out of a square or rectangle either. 🤷🤦
You wouldn't need to cut out corners, but the round edges will make your tabs wider at the top. To fix that, you'll need to cut out wedges like I did with the curves on this mermaid tail blanket: cutesycrafts.com/2018/11/no-sew-fleece-mermaid-tail-blanket-pattern.html
Thank you for your very clear, no blablabla style😄😉! I have small scraps of fleece and I’d like to make a blanket with no lining... could you please suggest a stitch to sew them together flat? 🤗🧵
Do you have any suggestions on how to avoid too much puckering? Also, despite meticulous measuring that both fabrics are the same size and shape, there appears a "loose" fabric in the middle of the blanket after you are done tying the knots. TY for a response.
I am making this blanket for craft night with my book club ladies and I am so excited. I do have one question though... do you need to wash your fleece before starting the prep work or do you wash it after you are complete??? Thanks 😊
I used your video back in 2018 to help me make a fleece blanket for my soon arriving grandchild. I'm finally getting it loaded up to my Luvinsloth Craft site. May I please have your permission to add your RU-vid link to my directions. Since 2015 I have used dozens of your videos as well as your website. I'd greatly appreciate it if you would say yes.
@@CutesyCrafts TY, for your permission, I will send you the link when I'm through for final approval, I have gone to your site and grabbed your written directions and will add your name and link. I've used mamy of your patterns since 2015. You do great work. TY
The corner you cut out disappears, since you’re tying knots up to each edge. The fringe starts on each side. I guess you could use the 5x5” scraps for other projects?
2 yards for a small adult you’ll want to get 2 and a half yards or so for around 6 foot adults because the 2 yards feels like less after cutting and doesn’t cover your feet like you need haha also look for technique where you cut a slit on each tassel and weave them through each other. Gives a nice braided look
There is different thickness of fleece. Make sure and pick the higher priced thicker fleece for a heavier blanket. The other option that might work is using 3 layers instead of two. If you try this I would cut your strips at least 6 inches (instead of 5) because it will give you more space to loop and knot the three strips at once which may be more challenging.
great instructions exccept I don't understand what you mean near the beginning when you put the measurerer across the corner and you say to make sure you have whole numbers. do you mean that at 5" it should measurre in whole numbers? i understand why you would want whole numbers but I am not sure what it is that I am measuring at that point. Love these blankets and can't wait to make some,
When you cut the blanket's overall dimensions. That way, when you cut the fringe, you aren't left with like half an inch piece of fringe on the end. Make sense?
My mom bought be a bunch of sewing scissors for Christmas one year. They are all Gingher brand, and I love them! I think she got them off Amazon, but that was years ago before they started selling a lot of knock-offs. So just make sure to read the reviews if you buy from there.
I plan to this soon, but do you need to make the square cut out on each corner? I only have 58" by 38" to use an I don't want to make it smaller than it already is.
My husband is in a nursing home and every single blanket in the place is one of these fleece blankets with the ties. Hundreds of them. My husband HATES them. He wants a serious blanket without the "daffy stupid fringe". Just so you know. If you are making tons of these for nursing homes, remember the grumpy old men and leave off the ties on a few of them please.
If you tried to cut the fringe all the way to the edge on one side, you wouldn't be able to cut it on the side next to it. Every strip you cut becomes part of the fringe, so think of the blanket as only the solid, uncut part. It's hard to explain, but it will make sense when you're doing it.
@@NikkiaCarrieBradshaw When you cut along the edges, there would be no way to continue the fringe all the way to each corner. You would just end up with a weird hanging piece or oddly shaped fringe. Your blanket will still have corners, you are basically just cutting off any fringe that would have been there. Hard to explain, but it you'll understand when you make it.
Thanks for that explanation!! Especially for people who know nothing about sewing!!😧🤯😳(Sometime’s We Just Dont Get it)!! I’m glad someone “Asked” the Question as I was thinking the same thing!! (Sorry... ADD)🤯🤔
Very nice, thank you! So, what size is the blanket prior to cutting the fringe? (I know it's a yard long but for the 2nd length, do you just leave it at whatever width the fabric is sold in or do you trim it down at all?) Thank you!