Tie Blankets

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Last year for Christmas was the year of making tied blankets. We live in the Mid West where as we all know, winters are very cold. My family are big NFL football lovers – Go Packer! Sunday afternoons, we go to church, come home and then make several different kinds of snack foods, and then migrate to the living room to watch football. BUT, we are always looking for blankets to stay warm under. So for Christmas, I made everyone their own blanket.

The first thing we did was go to the fabric store and picked out material for the blankets. That's the best part. I love looking through all the different patterns and colors of materials. People love it when you personalize there blankets with there favorite colors or sports team or pattern. For these blankets you need fleece which is a nice soft cuddly material. You need to purchase enough of each material to cover the person that you are making it for. You need two pieces so you can pick different colors, one for the front and one for the back. For instance, for my mom, I picked Packer material for one side and Badger material for the other. Our family is from Wisconsin so that should help you understand the material choice.

Next, you lay the two materials out on the table, one on top of the other. Then with a very sharp scissors, you make two inch cuts all away around the material about one inch apart. But only do one side at a time. This leaves a little strips around the material. When you are done making the cuts, you then start to tie the blanket. You tie the top layer and the bottom layer strip together. Make sure to tiem them well so the do not come apart. Tie all the way around the material. Once you are done tying, the blanket is done. It's as simple as that and you have a cute, warm and snuggly blanket. (337)

Ardeeemilla :)