I made this Double Fleece Blanket for my niece for a Christmas present. This is a quick and easy gift to make. Pick out fabrics that work for your recipient! Favorite football team, character, cheerful flowers or bright solids. Fleece comes in lots of prints and colors. I picked out two fleece fabrics that I thought she’d like – a purple flower print and pink and white polka dots.
How to Make a Double Fleece Blanket
Make your own double fleece blanket with two pieces of fleece. This is a super easy project. Great for a weekend project for you and perfect for older children to help with looping the edges.
Materials
- 1-1/2 yard EACH of two (2) fleece fabrics of your choice. This makes a blanket about 60" long and 48" wide.
- One index note card or piece of other heavy card stock
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Start by trimming the selvedge off of the fleece with your scissors. This is the edge that looks a little different. Sometimes the selvedge can be a bit stiff or rough - not as nice and soft as the cut edge of the fleece.
- Stack your two pieced of fleece on top of each other and trim them, making sure they are the exact same size. This can be a chore if you are making a really big two-sided blanket - you might need to lay them out on the floor.
Once your fabrics are nice and flat and the same size, we'll begin cutting the fringe, which is how the blanket is secured. I cut a piece of card stock from an index card that is 1" wide by 5" long.
Since my fringe will be 5" long, I need to cut out a 5" square on each corner of the layered pieced of fleece.
Then, begin cutting your fringe. Lay your 1" wide index paper pattern down and begin cutting through both layers.
- After I make the first cut, I like to fold the fringe back. This makes each cut easier to line up and each piece of fringe is ready for you to cut the slit that you will use to secure the fringe in the next two steps.
- Make a small slit in the center of each piece of fringe, right at the fold. Make sure to cut through both layers of fleece. Can you see the little cut I made? You want it to be about a 1" total opening when open, so cut into the fold about 1/2".
- Now to finish the blanket. Take the end of the cut fringe and turn it into the cut hole. Pull gently to secure the edge of the blanket.
- Here is a close-up of turning the fringe into the cut hole.
- Pull it secure!
- Here I am working around the edges of the blanket. A perfect project while watching a show.
- And, the finished blanket! Ready to roll up in a gift bag for my niece.
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Here is another double fleece blanket I made with the same process. I love the way the turquoise back makes a nice rib when I turned the fringe. Try different fabric combinations and have some fun with the different prints available in fleece!
Here is another picture of the latest blanket – cute owl fleece with turquoise as the 2nd layer. Making a two layer fleece blanket makes it super warm. What’s great about fleece blankets is they can be tossed in the washer and dryer when they get messy or dirty! Perfect for people of any age!
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