LenaBeena

Dear friend gave me many pieces of fleece in various colors and patterns. Some are a few centimeters wide and a meter in length , others are triangular and other small shapes. Can they be butted together instead of seamed to make blankets? Should they be then paired with another of similar size for warmth?
Thanks for any ideas.

Daffy Daphne

I've made several dog blankets from fleece scraps. What worked best for me was to cut the scraps into rectangles or strips, butt them together and stitch with my machine's 3-step zigzag until I got two patchwork pieces the size I wanted, and tack them together and around the edges. Our dogs have loved them!

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Daffy

sandy l

Looks good and that's a great idea.

LenaBeena

Good idea, basically what I had in mind. Thanks for sharing.

QuiltE

You could butt them together, as you already suggested, but instead use as batting.

Just be sure that with each seam and addition, it is still laying flat.

yngldy

When you described it, I saw a crazy quilt. I would cut each side so it would have a straight line, butt up two pieces and use heavier thread with stitches from machine. Does not need to be a real fancy stitch. If you put the pieces on top of a piece the size quilt you want, it will be quilted and "pieced" all in one step.

QuiltE

The question that we really do not know the answer to ....
How "small" are these small irregular pieces?

Small pieces would work well as pillow stuffing or in pet beds/mats.

slbram17

If you have a lot, you could consider donating the fleece blankets for crate/kennels in the animal shelter. The fleece dries very fast compared to cotton, and prevents unnecessary burden on the shelter's laundry facilities.

illinois

I haven't done it but I'm considering...... There is a rotary blade that I use to perforate the fleece to crochet an edge on it. Have thought of doing this with the small pieces I have and then joining those--kinda like a granny square afghan. Has anyone tried doing this?

LenaBeena

Smallest are about 4 inches by 4 inches and largest are about 30 inches by 6 inches. These are not square or rectangular, but all different cuts. especially triangular and curved.