No Sew Fleece Blankets Make Great Gifts

Whether you’re getting started on gifts for Christmas or are just looking for a craft idea, no sew fleece blankets are a great EASY project. Most fabric frays when it’s washed, meaning blankets have to be sewn together and flipped inside out or have a binding strip sewn along the edges. But fleece doesn’t fray, which means making a fleece blanket is much easier! If you can cut fabric and tie knots, you can make a no sew fleece blanket.

These easy blankets are made with two layers of fleece, which makes them extra cuddly and warm. I like to use a pattern for the top and coordinating solid for the bottom, but you can use whatever you’d like. If you’re making blankets as gifts, it’s fun to choose fleece prints that match the interests of the recipient.

Identifying the right and wrong side of fleece

Before we start cutting let’s establish which is the right side of the fleece and place a pin with a tiny square of colored fabric onto the right side, somewhere in the middle of the blanket. It is easy to get muddled between the right and wrong sides, but if you look at the fleece closely you’ll see one side is nubbly, with a slight bit more texture than the other side which will tend to be a bit smoother.

Another way to identify the wrong side is to pull the fleece along the cross grain – it will curl towards the wrong side.

No-pill fleece tends to weigh a little more, as it has been treated so those little pills won’t appear, and it is even smoother than the normal fleece. This makes it even harder to see which is the right side, but if you look closely you’ll be able to see the right side is still a bit more nubbly than the wrong side.

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How to make a fleece tie blanket

Watch the diy tie blanket video first and then follow the written step by step instructions below.
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NO SEW BLANKETS VIDEO TUTORIAL

Tie Blanket Size Chart and Cut Chart

Firs you would need to establish the tie blanket measurements. Below are some common sizes as a guide, but you can make the blanket any size you prefer.

We have allowed a 5 inch long fringe on all blankets. For the large blankets you may want to make a slightly longer fringe of 6 inches. If this is the case you will need to cut the blanket two inches longer and 2 inches wider than the dimensions given in the 4 th column if you are working in inches and 5cm longer

Blanket type	Finished size in inches, excluding fringe	Finished size in centimeters, excluding fringe	Cut two pieces in inches (5-inch fringe)	Cut two pieces in centimeters (5-inch fringe)
Bassinet cover	13 x 28	33 x 71	18 x 33	46 x 84
Security blanket	18 x 24	46 x 61	23 x 29	58 x 74
Baby car seat blanket	20 x 24	51 x 61	25 x 29	64 x 74
Baby stroller blanket	30 x 35	76 x 89	35 x 40	89 x 102
Toddler crib or lap blanket	40 x 60	102 x 152	45 x 65	114 x 165
Throw blanket	53 x 63	135 x 160	58 x 68	147 x 173

No Sew Fleece Blanket with Braided Edge

Instructions to make a no sew blanket without knots.

Active Time 30 minutesTotal Time 30 minutesDifficulty BeginnerEstimated Cost $10