Hi! I’ll be posting the winner to the “Wordless Wednesday Game” at 5pm EST today.  You have until then to make a guess. A winner will be chosen from any correct answers. I thought I would get Tutorial Thursday going though in case someone needed a last minute Christmas idea. They were big hits the year I made them. I hope you enjoy it!

No-Sew Fleece Blanket Tutorial ©2009 Melissa Olivero

*Please note that while this tutorial was written wholly by me, I am not the originator of this idea. These are the steps I used to create the item.

ITEMS NEEDED:

•  Rotary Cutter
•  Large Cutting Mat
•  Medium Cutting Mat
•  Ruler
•  2 coordinating fleece fabrics at 1 1/4 yards each (1 yard & 9 inches)

1. Put your two pieces of fabric together with the good sides facing outwards. Double check that they were cut at the same length & width and correct if needed. Some people may prefer to pin them together at this point. Lay out on your large cutting mat.
2. At each corner, cut out a 6″ square. Lay that fabric aside. Hopefully you’ll find a use for these squares in a future project.
3. On each of the four sides, make a 6″ length cut at every 1″ to create a fringe.
4. Once all sides are completed, you’ll need to double knot it all the way around. When I was first taught to make these, I was told that a single knot would be sufficient. I had a 3 year old at the time though, had given the blankets to other children and learned that you need to double knot. You’ll want to do a combination of an underhand knot and then an overhand knot. The end result should have one fringe strip laying on the opposite side fabric. As in the photo shown above, the white strip is tied to show on the print side while the print fringe shows against the white side.
5. You are done.