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No Sew Fleece Blanket with a Bow Edge

No Sew Fleece Blankets make gorgeous handmade gifts for the holidays. How to make a no sew fleece blanket with bows down the edges.
Prep Time1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces Fleece 1 yard each for baby blanket, 1.5 yards for kid size, 2 yards for teen/adult size
  • Scissors
  • Exacto Knife
  • Yarn
  • Yarn Needle or toothpick

Instructions

  • Place both pieces of fabric down on the floor, right sides facing out. Smooth out fabric and match up edges. Cut edges straight, trimming through both layers of fabric at once so both layers are the same size.
  • Cut a 2x2 inch square from each corner of the fabric (you will be treating both layers of fabric as one from here on out). Make 2 inch cuts all the way around the edges of the fabric, 3 inches apart.
    Fleece blanket with 2x2 inch square cut from the corner, 3 inch strips cut
  • Use the exacto knife to make a small hole in the top center of each strip.
    Using exacto knife to cut hole in top center of strip
  • Cut a yard of yarn. Thread it on a needle and push the needle through the first hole. Pull the yarn almost all the way through the hole, leaving a 2 inch tail. Then loop back up and go through the next hole. Don't pull the loop tight.
    Alternately: if you don't have a yarn needle, use a toothpick to push the yarn through each hole.
    Continue all the way around the edges of the blanket, cutting new yarn as needed.
    Yarn through the hole in each strip
  • Cut across the loops of yarn along the edge of the blanket.
    Yarn cut along the edges
  • Using your fingers, scrunch up each strip of yarn accordian style and tie the yarn, creating a bow.
    Bow edge fleece blanket

Video

Notes

The video shows four different methods for making no sew fleece blankets. The bow edge version starts at 2:12.