fleece blankets - binding

regis found this in the back of the refrigerator:

make the fringe shorter?

A friend of mine has a 2 layer fleece blanket for her baby. The edges of each fleece layer are snipped in strips about 1/2 inch wide and maybe

clear as mud, I suppose

liz young

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I was working on a craft market yesterday and saw fleece blankets for sale that were just a square of fleece! Literally no stitching, nothing. I was very shocked, but that could be a solution for your blanket and very very quick.

Could be the ultimate no sew blanket.

Oh and they wanted 30 Euros for the blankets what a cheek! Claire

I just finished making "quillows" from a lightweight fleece and I hate the fringed look. I ended up making binding from the same fleece and "wrapping" it around the edges. You could use a pre-bought edging. The blankets ended up with .5 inch on front and back zigzaged in.

I would have used the same fabric to edge them in as the one of the pillow fronts but I ran out of fabric and time. LOL.

Good Luck Sharon.

Regis, I've made double blankets both ways - fringe and plain- but didn't knot tie. I sewed two rows in straight stitch on the one that is fringed.

The other > >

There's a way to do a faux blanket stitch with the serger; that holds really well, and would be a lot faster;o) I'm not exactly sure how to explain it, but I'm sure someone else here knows what I am talking about?

I simply serge the edges (after rounding the corners) using 3 threads instead of the usual 4. Makes it a little less noticeable. However, I did a baby blanket last year using fleece binding made by Wright, I believe. It was ok, a little bulkier than I liked. You could use plain old store bought binding in a neutral color.

Cindy