No sew blankets -exciting

[JeanieK]

My dogs love the fleece blanket. I make small ones to send homw with each of my puppies. I let all the puppies sleep on them so it smells like the litter and is comforting to them in their new homes.

My buyers all say that the puppies quiet down when they have their blankets.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

My dogs love the fleece blanket. I make small ones to send homw with each of my puppies. I let all the puppies sleep on them so it smells like the litter and is comforting to them in their new homes.

My buyers all say that the puppies quiet down when they have their blankets.

What a wonderful idea! Very thoughtful of you, and I'm sure it makes the puppies' adjustment easier.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by shirlblack

Great instructions and the blanket is so pretty. I'm not sure I can do the balloon knot though so I'll stick with the shoe lace one. Doing the balloon knot would be difficult through 2 thicknesses of fleece.

I loved that video, i was wondering how to tie the knots. Now I know...

[shirlblack]

Hancock's had a lot of prints to choose from that it was hard to decide but was limited to the solid colors of the same weight and both were on sale. Some 50% off and some were 40% off. I chose one with a soft yellow background with a lion's face in browns (very cute) on it and a solid brown lining. I took pictures but they were blurred so I'll try again later. They had 2 on display, one with knots and one without. The u-tube video looks pretty simple with the balloon tie so I might try that one first. Now if I can just get it made.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by shirlblack

Hancock's had a lot of prints to choose from that it was hard to decide but was limited to the solid colors of the same weight and both were on sale. Some 50% off and some were 40% off. I chose one with a soft yellow background with a lion's face in browns (very cute) on it and a solid brown lining. I took pictures but they were blurred so I'll try again later. They had 2 on display, one with knots and one without. The u-tube video looks pretty simple with the balloon tie so I might try that one first. Now if I can just get it made.

We'll I bought a no sew set today with trains on it. The video looked easy and really simple to do. I am also going to tie the knots the same way. I will take a pic when done. They were all 50% off today.

[Moses]

You guys won't believe this. I just got home and laid out the material. Instantly my cat jumped on it and he wants to roll around on it. We'll this has really upset my baby boy....hehe.. He is running all over the place trying to get the cat off the fleece material. And when the cat does get off and tried to get on again he fly's down off the couch and goes off...LOL
He has claimed this blanket and I haven't even started it... It is just to funny! You should see him guarding it now...

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Moses

You guys won't believe this. I just got home and laid out the material. Instantly my cat jumped on it and he wants to roll around on it. We'll this has really upset my baby boy....hehe.. He is running all over the place trying to get the cat off the fleece material. And when the cat does get off and tried to get on again he fly's down off the couch and goes off...LOL
He has claimed this blanket and I haven't even started it... It is just to funny! You should see him guarding it now...

Lol, that's so funny, wait tell the cat sees the fringe!

[Moses]

Okay, I finished my first one. It is a train print and I am not crazy about it. I might give it to my nephews because they love trains.
I enjoyed making the blanket, but I have a question.
It seemed when cutting the fringe it was really hard to cut into straight lines.
Is this normal? And since the fabric stretched really easy it was really hard for me to cut straight corners...hehe.. I am not good at straight lines. I need some practice.

[Moses]

Here are the rest of pictures..hehe.. I can't wait until I get the monkey one, I think I will like that one better...LOL

[kcook323]

Well, personally, I think it looks great!

All this talk of fleece blankets, I bought some more fleece today to make another one. It's a material I've seen at Walmart, camo frogs. lol I thought it was cute. I bought enough to make one for Maximus and one for a baby shower coming up. I just need to find complimentary fleece for the back.

[Nancy1999]

I love it, it turned out great; I can't believe you finished one so quickly. In the video it looked like she took a post-it pad or something like that as a "pattern" for the corners. I'm not that great at cutting straight lines either, but I think that's what so great about this project, it seems so forgiving. Did you use scissors or your cutting tool? Also she used a measuring yard, when she was cutting the strips, and it looked like that would be helpful. Moses looks so sweet in the pictures, I love the fourth one, what a cute expression. Great job!

[Moses]

Originally Posted by kcook323

Well, personally, I think it looks great!

All this talk of fleece blankets, I bought some more fleece today to make another one. It's a material I've seen at Walmart, camo frogs. lol I thought it was cute. I bought enough to make one for Maximus and one for a baby shower coming up. I just need to find complimentary fleece for the back.

thanks, did you seem to have a hard time keeping the fringes straight. It seemed they wanted to curve when I was cutting them if you know what I mean. You can't really tell on the blanket now. I am wondering if there are any pre-cut plastic squares you can buy for the corners.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I love it, it turned out great; I can't believe you finished one so quickly. In the video it looked like she took a post-it pad or something like that as a "pattern" for the corners. I'm not that great at cutting straight lines either, but I think that's what so great about this project, it seems so forgiving. Did you use scissors or your cutting tool? Also she used a measuring yard, when she was cutting the strips, and it looked like that would be helpful. Moses looks so sweet in the pictures, I love the fourth one, what a cute expression. Great job!

We'll I used the rotarty tool to cut out cardboard for the edges but it wasn't that straight. And it just seemed easier to use scissors when cutting the fringe. You NO I didn't use the yard stick but I am going to get one for the next one. I also did not measure the flannel pieces out before I started. I think I am going to do that next time to. They may not have been even. It is very forgiving. I know that all of the slits that I cut for the fringes probably were not the same but for the most part it looks pretty good. Yea, he seemed to like getting his picture taken on the new blanket.
It is a really easy project and it really doesn't take that much time. I would rather use a table than the floor which is what I did.....LOL

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Moses

We'll I used the rotarty tool to cut out cardboard for the edges but it wasn't that straight. And it just seemed easier to use scissors when cutting the fringe. You NO I didn't use the yard stick but I am going to get one for the next one. I also did not measure the flannel pieces out before I started. I think I am going to do that next time to. They may not have been even. It is very forgiving. I know that all of the slits that I cut for the fringes probably were not the same but for the most part it looks pretty good. Yea, he seemed to like getting his picture taken on the new blanket.
It is a really easy project and it really doesn't take that much time. I would rather use a table than the floor which is what I did.....LOL

Yeah, I not so great on the floor anymore!

[kcook323]

Originally Posted by Moses

thanks, did you seem to have a hard time keeping the fringes straight. It seemed they wanted to curve when I was cutting them if you know what I mean. You can't really tell on the blanket now. I am wondering if there are any pre-cut plastic squares you can buy for the corners.

I don't recall having a hard time keeping the fringes straight. I just freehand cut the squares, but it kind of helped that on my last two blankets I made, my backside material was plaid. When I cut the fringes, I just use the scissors as my guide and kind of eyeball the length as I go. Sometimes if I get one too short, I go back and snip it a little longer. I usually do all my cutting at once, then all my tying.

On the squares, I try to cut at least one as straight as I can, and then use the scrap as a guide for the other corners.

I wish I had one of those big cutting tables like they have at the fabric stores. It would be SO much easier. lol