| Handmade baby blankets are an excellent gift for | | | | start. First of all, make sure that the two pieces of |
| baby showers or other occasions, but they can also | | | | fleece have the exact same size. Then you have to |
| save you a lot of money if you it's destined for your | | | | put them one on top of each other and use the paper |
| own child, especially in the current economical climate, | | | | clips to hold them together. |
| when the luxury of buying a lot of things is not an | | | | The next step is cutting the fringes of the blanket. I |
| affordable to many of us. I will teach you a cheap and | | | | used to cut them in 4 inch length and 1 inch wide and I |
| easy way to make yourself a fleece baby blanket, | | | | think that is a pretty good size. If you are having |
| and here comes the good part for many young | | | | trouble approximating these figures, you can always |
| mommies out there, without having to master the art | | | | use a ruler to measure the length and wide. And also, |
| of sewing. | | | | try to cut the fringes as straight as possible, but that is |
| These are the materials that I used for my first | | | | not always a must. |
| experiment that was a success: | | | | After all four sides of the blanket have fringes, you |
| - Two pieces of fleece fabric - I chose different color | | | | can start to tie them together (one fringe from each |
| for each piece because I want it to be a two-sides | | | | piece of fabric). You will have to be very careful with |
| blanket. The colors are entirely your choice. But I can | | | | this step, because it can be pretty difficult to untie two |
| give you one useful advice: don't buy thick fleece, | | | | fringes that were tied in a wrong way. Another tip: I |
| because the cutting process will take forever and can | | | | used only one knot, but if you don't want the fringes to |
| be a very difficult task. | | | | untie when you wash the blanket, make a double knot. |
| - Very sharp scissors that you won't need after | | | | Repeat this process for the remaining three sides of |
| anymore - fleece is a very tough fabric and it will blunt | | | | the blanket. |
| the scissors. | | | | Well done! At a low cost and without any hard effort |
| - Tape | | | | you have your very own handmade fleece baby |
| - Paper clips | | | | blanket, that is great for a gift or to put a smile on your |
| Now that you've got everything in hand, it's time to | | | | little one's face. |