| Maizee Grace | 12-06-2006 11:39 AM |
They are actually really simple to make. All you have to do is pick out your fabric. I've usually seen a pattern matched with a solid, but I have a pattern on pattern and a solid on solid, so make it any way you like! Make sure they are the same size. Lay one on the floor, pattern side down and the other on top, pattern side up. You may want to pin them together so they don't move around on you. Cut out squares from each corner. They can be any size, but I have usually heard anywhere from 4-6 inch squares. Whatever you prefer. Then, cut a fringe along the entire edge of the fabric. You can cut in as far as you like, but keep in mind the farther you cut in, the smaller your blanket will be. After you have made it all the way around the blanket, you tiethe two layers of the fringe together. I've heard of two ways of tying them together. 1) knotting them together 2) cut a small horizontal slit at the base of the fringe through both layers, take one layer (doesn't matter which one but I usually use the bottom) and feed it through the hole. Then take the bottom layer again (it will be the opposite layer that you used before) and feed that layer through the hole. After you've made it all the way around, you're done and puppy will love you forever! | 