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No Sew Fleece Blanket

video No Sew Fleece Blanket

Step by step instructions for making a two-sided fleece blanket.

12 comments

Mar 4, 2012. 10:39 AMRRR4H says:

I am with the Roberts Ribbon Reapers 4H club and we are currently making these blankets for our soldiers over seas. We have been doing this now for the past 3 years. But we use 1 1/1 -2 yrds of material and we are also doing double and single layer quilts. Keep up the good work! This is a great project for lots of groups that have kids..kids LOVE TO TIE KNOTS!!!

Dec 29, 2011. 8:33 AMMillymoo says:

Brilliant! This is just what I've been looking for & the patchwork blanket idea is also really good, thanks :D

Jul 3, 2011. 9:05 PMtinker234 says:

wow add some soft material in the middle have commfy blanket maybe sand

Sep 13, 2010. 9:59 AMjeanniecyclone says:

I bought 4 yards of 45" fleece fabric, so my college age daughter would be completely covered. In making a 6' blanket, instead of the 5' one that you make in the video, do i cut the 5" square out of each corner, or do i increase it to 6"? Thank you for this wonderfully instructive video and for your help!! :-)

Jan 26, 2010. 3:25 AMknexsuperbuilderfreak says:

i need to make me one of these and if you have some spare fluffy filling(not sure what it is) and you can make a pillow.

Jan 4, 2009. 9:47 PM

SoapyHollow says:

Very nice instructable. Thanks!

Nov 26, 2008. 1:46 PMnikki podmore says:

I am in the process of making a memory blanket for my daughter out of her old clothes. I was just wondering if you think I can do the following: Cut the squares and sew them onto a cotton sheet side by side. Then use ribbon to place on top of the square joins in strips - the length and breadth of the sheet. This would mean I would have to sew each side of the ribbon to hide the material joins. Also how could I join the sheet onto the fleece blanket? Do you think the above will work? I know that this is not the conventional way of making a quilt as the squares are normally sewn together first. If you can reply to my mail I would very much appreciate it. If not then that is fine too. I was looking at your no sew fleece blanket but was not sure if you were using fleece for the top and the bottom. Regards Nikki

Nov 26, 2008. 11:08 PMbunycraft (author) says:

Both layers of fabric are fleece for these quilts. I have corners cut from 200 blankets that were cut for a customer this week... I too am thinking about ways to use these 1600 squares....your idea sounds interesting... but how about laying them out on a fleece fabric about 2-yards long... saftey pin them to the bottom, lay on the ribbon and pin in place and then stitch down both sides of the ribbon. The stitching will make a pattern on the back of the quilt. You can email me directly at bunycraft@aol.com and please visit my website bunyworks.net. Thanks.

Apr 4, 2008. 7:32 AMcsdl says:

Thank you for the detailed instructions on making a fleece blanket. Is there a way to create one using fleece blocks (like you would make a quilt)? I am looking for a way to have a group of girls on a sports team make one for their coaches. It would be fun if each girl (about 20 of them) could make her own block as one piece of the quilt.

Apr 4, 2008. 8:28 AMbunycraft (author) says:

I don't see why you couldn't make fleece blocks, sew them together and then fringe the outer edge that would be tied. 20 girls... 20 blocks.... 4 blocks x 5 blocks. 12 inch blocks. Sew them all together. Add a 5-inch border on each side. That is the part that will be cut for the fringe. Feel free to contact me through www.bunyworks.net to discuss this further. I have an idea for decorating each block.... :-)

Jan 15, 2008. 11:22 PMleighster says:

Thank you so much for sharing how to make the no sew fleece blanket. I was about to give up! I especially appreciate the time you took to show how to tie the fleece together. Very helpful.