I love it and the cheerful colors

The colors are great. You must be a busy gal!

I love that - and I bet she will too!

Great job! And how warm that will be!!!

It's beautiful. I made a two sided one for the soldier I adopted through Soldier's Angels. His is navy blue on one side and all Air Force stuff on the other.

Happy Holdiays!

So vibrant and beautiful! She'll love it for ever!~

It's so nice and cheerful! Love the colors!

I made a few of these a few years ago now. People really LOVED them.

I did one as a last minute gift for my step sis and she's still dragging it everywhere she goes! She'll take it to sleepovers and such instead of a sleeping bag. Makes me feel good :)

Leslie

She will love it!! Those are so much fun to make. I like the northwoods and southwest prints available. I cuddle up in one every night while watching tv.

did you seam the sides? need to get going on a Bengals one for my son in Green Bay. Can't believe you wouldn't sew it. When you do a 2 sided one, how does it stay together in the center, or do you worry about it at all?

Great colors for a young lady! She'll LOVE it!!

Your throw is beautiful!
I just started my first one tonight - hope its half
as great as yours!

Happy Christmas - Jude

I have made several of the 2 sided ones and haven't sewn any of them in the middle. The static electricity of the 2 fleeces side by side keeps ip together with out coming apart. Also when you tie the 2 sides together on all 4 sides they stay togethr well.
Stacie

I saw the pattern for making these somewhere and now I can't find it. I want to make one for my sister's birthday coming up on Feb. 12. Already have the fleece blankets, just need to know how to do it. Could anyone in here provide me with the instructions? Thanks!

Oh, okay. I just found out the instructions how to make these. What I was wondering though, is it okay to just use those polar fleece throws that you can buy at any discount store? I have a couple of them that I got for $3 apiece. Couldn't I just put these two together for this? Would it work?

I was thinking the same thing. I was going to make some for gifts but by the time you buy the fleece it is quite expensive and you can pick up the $3 throws all over the place. I was wondering too if you could just cut those up to make it with. It would be so much cheaper.

What size pieces of fleece did you use? It is very pretty.

That is very nice. I love the bright colors you used in it.

The $3 pieces should work fine if they are large enough. The blankets I make are 2 yards (each piece or side is 2 yards). That seems to be the perfect size. Some like them a little longer for taller people. I use 1.5 yard for baby blankets. That seems huge for a tiny baby, but they have been known to grow fast, LOL!

Gluecille..Last year for Christmas my daughter made the very same blanket for one of her daughters...Same pattern and color.

Her daughter loves it.

patti

I just finished making one for my sister's birthday. I went ahead and used the fleece blankets that I picked up at Christmas for $3. It worked fine. I had to remove the whipstitching around the edges first. It turned out to be just about the right size - they were 50 X 60. I think she's really going to like it. I do have another question though. Since they are not sewn at all, just tied, how do they hold up in the wash? They don't come apart, do they?

Sorry I haven't been around in a while. I have had a lot of things going on in my busy life. With my MIL passing away and helping my DH deal with this. I've been redecorating my kitchen and living room. Nothing major but painting and dejunking, washing the dust off of everything etc. I did make new curtains for my living room. I was really proud of them I got the material at WalMart for $1 a yard, also got the material for the sheers for the same price. I had just had valences and mini/vertical blinds on the sliding glass doors and the double windows. This really made a difference since I had never had curtains in there before.

Patti,
Your daughter has good taste!!! I made two of these just alike for both of my DGD they really love them. I also made a John Deere one for DGS.

I too was wondering how they stand up when washed. Has anyone washed one yet??

I have a tied fleece baby blanket that my dd recieved when she was born two years ago. I use it in her baby bed to make the bed softer. I only wash it every couple of months, because it doesn't get much skin contact. It's holding up fine and still looks ok.

I wash it on a gentle cycle with only other baby blankets in the cycle. I let it hang to air dry so it doesn't get too many fuzzies in the dryer. Dryers kill fleece. I will put it in the dryer for a couple of minutes to remove lint if I think it needs it.

I have some single pieces of fleece that I made into blankets when the kids were born. I washed and dried them in the dryer. They don't look so nice. I usually save them for camping or as car blanklets.

What kills fleece faster than the dryer is fabric softner. Whether it is fabric softner that goes in the washing machine, or fabric-softner dryer sheets - fabric softner should never be used on fleece. It breaks down the fibers.

I just finished my first one and I didn't have any real instructions, just word of mouth....it turned out okay BUT it seems to be a circle throw now. DId I cut the strings too long or too short or tie them too tight??

Does anyone know where to find the instructions so I can try again?

I think there are several places where you can find instructions for these, but I found mine here at:
www.exploringwomanhood.com/homelife/ideas/pom-jan03.htm

I found tht sewing around that 6 inch area (or whatever measurement you use) first before I cut makes a difference.

very cute, they are so fun to make and warm

So Minnie, do you mean sewing all the way around the edges 4 or 6 inches, whichever way you do it? I thought of that too, seems like it would make it a whole lot more sturdier. Good idea! They are a lot of fun to make!