Tie One On

I made a couple Tie Blankets this weekend. They are very easy to make. I wanted to have something warm and cozy for Buddy's night baseball games.

JoAnns had perfect Anaheim Angel fleece fabric. They have every print you can imagine. These are nice presents to make. **Mother's Day is coming up**

What you need -

2 lengths of 54-inch wide fleece, each 2 - 2 1/2 yards long in coordinating colors or patterns
A 12-inch ruler
Fabric scissors, sharp

Step1

Work on the floor. Clear enough space to lay the fabric out flat and to move around the edges of the fabric.

Step2

Position one piece of the fleece, softer side down, on the floor. Smooth the fabric so that it lays flat. Place the second piece of fleece, softer side up, atop the first piece.

Step3

Make sure the edges of the two pieces are even on all four sides. Use the scissors to correct uneven edges. Note that there are two short sides and two long sides of the rectangle.

Step4

Move down about 5 inches on one of the short sides and make a cut 5 inches deep into the fabric. Cut perpendicular to the edge of the fabric. Move over one inch and make another cut 5 inches deep. Continue making the cuts 1 inch apart. Stop within 5 inches of the other end. **this is an important step**

Step5

Start working across the adjacent long edge. Measure in about 5 inches and make a cut 5 inches deep so that it intersects the last cut on the previous side. Remove the 5 inch square corner piece.

Step6

Continue fringing the fabric by making a 5 inch deep cut every one inch, stopping 5 inches before each corner and removing a square from each corner. Keep the two layers of fabric even atop one another as work continues.

Step7

Take the two strips of each cut and tie them together in a knot. Continue around the fabric until all the strips are knotted and the blanket is completed.

Wash and tumble dry per the instructions on the fabric bolt.

I love how the blankets turned out. Very warm and cozy.

The fabric was normally $12.99/yard but I had a 50% coupon.

I made two - one was 2 yards ($21 total to make) and the other is 2 1/2 yards ($23 total to make). I personally like the smaller one. I was a nice sister and made the bigger one for my sister.