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fleece blankets - binding

I bought some fleece material for a baby blankets and Hancock fabrics suggested I double it and then cut 5" strips and tie wrong sides together. I am afraid that these long ties can choke a small child so I thought I would just make a blanket stitch around the blanket. A "double" blanket might be to warm in the south. So far I got some embroidery thread and also some thin yarn. Don't know which I will use.

Any other suggestions to bind this blanket or suggestions regarding the fleece fabric? Regis

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regis
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regis found this in the back of the refrigerator:

make the fringe shorter?

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Penny S

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regis

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

2 inches in. Or maybe rotary cut. Don'tknow Anyway, the two layers of fleece are tied together all the way around with square knots. So the fleece strips make an interesting visual and tactile texture.

clear as mud, I suppose

liz young

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Elizabeth 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

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Claire Owen

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.

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sb

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 > >

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Lynette

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?

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Kyla

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

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