Cheater blanket

We redid our basement family room so it is habitable for adults as well as
teenage boys. Thanks to those of you who gave upholstering advice. Thank
you- it is definitely not for me. I got the chair done, but hated doing it.
My neighbor kept going "It's easy!" pointing to her slipcovered sofa
complete with cording. Yuk.

Since it's cold downstairs, I wanted to make a quick blanket and thought of
doing the 2 piece polar fleece blanket where you tie off the edges of the
blanket to hold it together. It got very easy when I figured out to use my
rotary cutter, large block ruler and my 6"x23" ruler. I put my cutting mat
on the floor, and just moved around the outside. The fringe was to be cut 1"
wide and 6" deep, so when I marked the outside edge, I marked the inside
edge as well. Then I used my ShapeCut form to cut the fringe. I did a side
and then tied the fringe in square knots before going to the next side. I
did it all in less than 2 hours, and it looks great! Got a great price on
the polar fleece as well.
The only family warning is that this is not a dog blanket- that'll last for
a week.

Helen in MN