I have one of those funky June Taylor cutting rulers with slits in it. I only bought it in the first place because I work at Hancock Fabrics and it was clearanced for something like $2. Funny thing with that is they got them in again! But anyway, it works really nifty - but....... if you do not have that, then just put a piece of masking tape up from how long you want the fringe. I almost think it's easier to use a nice sharp scissors. It really doesn't show if they aren't perfect,

Great idea!!!

http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/pdf/NoSewFB.pdf

fleece blanket instructions; give time to load!

I love it...I made a fringed baby quilt and would have loved to have this idea then...will surely use it next time.

Wow, much clearer than my pictures! Thanks for posting it!

Very neat idea - both of your examples look different and classy. I'll have to try that. Thank you for sharing! :-)
Marysewfun

What a great solution. I like it :thumbup:

What clever people we have here...thanks for all the tips.

Great Tutorial. I do my fleece blankets in this same exact way.
I just did one on Friday night for my stepdaughter for Xmas. I use two layers and it works just fine and makes a nice neat edging. I push both layers throught he hole at the same time using the end of my scissors. I think this is actually faster than tying.

Are you using two layers of fleece?
When I use two layers, I sew about 5 inches in on all four sides, then I just cut and do not tie. Often the ties look very bulky (when kids do it) yours are very nice and a great idea.

When you make your blankets, do you have a front and back?

Lalaland,

You just saved me a bunch!! Thanks. :)

If I'm making a throw, I just use one layer. If I'm making a rag quilt, using fleece, I use 2 layers.

As I sit here with the two sided blankie my sister made me two years ago, I started retying the fringe that has come undone.
Thanks for the new method, I think I will use it for my DD's two-sided Christmas blankie.
As far as the fleece fabric, I buy the anti-pill. It costs a tad more, but worth it. I stay away from the cheap stuff and the stuff that is too stretchy. It does not hold up very well to washings and use.
I too have done about 30-40 of these over the past few years. Boy, do my hands get tired cutting and tying. Thanks for the tip.

Do you have one of those grids for cutting? I use the Shape Cut Plus Ruler for cutting my fringe. That way all my lines are consistent.

http://www.junetailor.com/shapecutplusvideo.htm

This is the tool I use to cut the fringe.

http://www.junetailor.com/shapecutplusvideo.htm

Use the corner squares you cut out to practice on.

Quilters are just too-o-o creative! What a great idea for a single-thickness fleece blanket! Thanks for sharing. Patty

I'll be bookmarking this one!

I'll be bookmarking this one!

The June Taylor ruler works great but otherwise measure the length of what you want your fringe to be and then put a strip of masking tape along that line down the side of your fleece. Cut, remove the tape, and your fringe will be the exact length you want it.

Looks like a great idea! But I'm thinking I could tie a knot a whole lot faster than making sure I didn't make too big of a hole in that little strip! :)

That is really beautiful, great idea Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Cool !! Wish I was clever !!!

Great idea!

Neat idea - thanks. last year, I made 2 Indian blankets for my DGS and just cut strips - looked OK, but like your idea.

Such a smart idea, I have bought fleece to make little beds for the local SPCA cat crates and this idea will make it that much quicker. Thanks, Cindy

I am an animal lover, so thanks for donating those. Cats just love laying on fleece!

I'm busy cutting.almost ready to tie.

Like that idea! Think that would take less time than tying.

I made four double layer fleece blankets for Christmas - I used this technique on all of them. I'm not sure why, but I found that laying the fabrics with the back side up and looping through from the top to the bottom gave me a nicer look than the other way around. I don't know if it would be that way for anyone else - just worked out that way for me. Thanks for the great tip - I like the look much better than tying knots!

This is so neat, wow, thanks

what a great idea, thanks for sharing.

Neat idea, I sure will give it a try...

I have prepped hundreds of fleece blankets for groups to finish for Project Linus at work sessions. Here are some of the tips I have learned:
When making single layer fringe blankets in order to make the fleece supplies go fartherm we fringe only 2 sides. I first remove the selvages, then rotary cut the fringe on the uppler and lower edges using a short ruler while the fleece is lined up straight on the cutting mat. Then I turn the long edges (selvage sides) and zigzag a quick hem in them while sewing on the Linus label in the same step. Because there is no fringe on the stretchy edges, I accomplish 2 goals: ending up with a bigger blanket, and avoiding having the messy look that can occur when children are trying to tie knots in stretchy fringe.

We use the skip-stitch rotary blade (skipstitch.com) for making evenly spaced holes around the edge of fleece for crochet. Before I found that blade I was using a buttonhole scissors to cut the holes -- tedious, but it works. The buttonhole scissors also work fine for getting a hole in the fringe for Lalaland's no-tie method.

My favorite method for fleece blankets is the "braided loop edge". Instructions can be found at http://www.linusidaho.org/finishafleeceblanket.htm. This method makes a nice finished edge. Babies and small children may chew on the edge, but I think it is better than what happens when they chew, pull, and stretch fringe.

Dayle

Good ideas. Thanks for sharing.

I just surge around the edges of the ones I make. The blanket is bigger that way because you lose some of the size in the fringe.