Fleece Blanket Binding
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I love to have plenty of extra blankets, and fleece is so inexpensive (on Black Friday especially) that making your own is really the way to go.
To give your handmade fleece blankets a more finished, store-bought, colorful look, finish the raw edges with bias tape. You can make the border as wide or narrow as you want by varying the width of the bias tape. It’s especially fun to make your own!
Just pin the unfolded bias tape (right sides together) to your fabric and stitch along the crease. Then fold the rest of the bias tape over the edge, align with the stitching line you just made, and stitch in the ditch from the front side. It’s easy, fun, inexpensive, and cozy!
{photo taken with a Canon Rebel XSi}
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I never thought of using bias tape (though I’ve used it for other things) for fleece, I love how soft they are, but dont care for the “tied” version…thanks for sharing :D
Makes for a very nice finished edge. I’ll have to remember that. Thanks!
That’s a great idea, and so much easier than making a quilt. This might become my new go to baby shower gift.
I have finished the edges with a blanket stitch before but never thought of using bias tape–thanks!
I love this idea. We have done them where you have 2 pieces and tie them, but that just seems messy. I did a BYU one for my hubby for Christmas, and I hand stiched the whole thing. It took forever!!! This is a much better idea! Thanks!
This is much better than the tied version and seems easy enough. It has to a good money saver compared to buying. With the winters in the mountains here we use tons of blankets. Thanks for the idea.
My mom used a nice wide satin bias tape to edge some fleece for baby blankets, they turned out fabulous! Just as good as store-bought! No, better, because a lot more love was put into them!
Do you make your own bias tape? I noticed in the crib bumper post that you used 10 yards of bias tape. That’s a lot of bias tape!!!
Well done! Handmade baby blankets are definitely special and make great gifts. I like the fabric you chose a lot. Looks like a blanket that a little one would hold onto for years.
I haven’t yet made any fleece blankets but this makes it look so easy. Now that I have some bias tape makers I will try this out.