How to Make No-Sew Fleece Blankets and Hats

One of the purposes of my project is for it to continue, even after my involvement. I hope others will consider making blankets or hats to donate to local hospitals.

Supplies

2 yards of a patterned fleece

2 yards of a solid colored fleece

Thread

Scissors

Sewing machine 

No-Sew Fleece Blankets 

First lay the two sheets of fleece on top of one another and line them up

 Then, cut off a foot of fleece from the end and set it aside for the hat

Continue by cutting out 4” x 4” squares from each of the corners from the remaining fleece

Cut 3” x 1” fringes along each border

Tie the two pieces of fleece together. I recommend doing every other knot, then flipping the blanket over and finish tying. This helps the knots and blanket appear more even.

Fleece Hats

I got the pattern for making hats from http://gailbable.tripod.com/id25.html 

First make the pattern for the hat by cutting out a 10, 11 or 12” square. The 11” sized hats seem to be a good size for most people, but if the hat is for a younger child, I would recommend the 10” pattern. If the fleece is not very stretchy, a bigger size might be better.

Fold the square in half twice lengthwise

Unfold once and mark a line 1 1/2” from the top and use it to trace a triangle at the top of the pattern.

Cut out the triangle, unfold the pattern and mark the left hand side as needing to be placed on the fold

Fold over one of the pieces of fleece and place the pattern over it, pinning it in place, and cut around the fleece. Repeat this on the other piece of fleece.

Next, sew along the side of the hat across from the fold, and the outsides of the ‘V’ shape.

In order to show where to sew, I circled in red where I placed the pins

Then bring the two sewn points at the top together and sew along the remaining lines, leaving a hole in one side of the hat for reversing to the right side.

Repeat on the other piece of fleece. Line up the bottoms of the hat and sew them together. Reverse the fleece through the hole and finish by hand sewing the hole closed.