Helen6869

Some of you ladies (or gentlemen) who have worked with fleece please offer me some help. I am trying to make a simple rectangular fleece cover for my 3yo gs. Do you have any tips on squaring up the two pieces of fleece. I plan to sew down the two long sides and then fringe the top and bottom. Or I may just seam it all the way around, turn and finish with a decorative stitch around the edges. Simple huh? I have been working for an hour trying to square them up and I don't think I have it yet! Thanks for all the help you can offer me.

sandyms

I just made 2 this past week, both were 2 yd cuts. I just laid them down on my kitchen floor, wrong sides together, cut one side straight, then straightened the other 3, making sure I cut off the selvedge edges. I fringed all 4 sides, so I cut a 4 inch square out of each corner, laid my ruler on a side with the 4 inch mark on the edge of the fabric, ran a length of painter's tape next to the top of the tape. Then, with a 1 inch wide ruler, I rotary cut my fringe. If you go to the Project Linus website, they have a tutorial there on making a tied fleece blanket like this, complete with diagrams.

Dragonomine

Helen if you're doing the tied blanket that Sandy gave you instructions for, there's no need to go crazy trying to even the sides perfectly. The fleece is very forgiving.

Helen6869

So it's ok not to have it really square? I can't get down on the floor, plus how do you cut it on the floor? I have to use a rotary cutter due to arthritis in my hands so that's a must. Well, I hope it will be square enough. I am not fringing it as dad didn't want that so will sew around it on two sides. I just didn't want it to hang weirdly, you know? Be all cattywhomp! (sp?) Thanks for the help from both of you. I will keep on keeping on till I get it done.