No Sew Dog Blanket
No Sew Dog Blanket
For those of you who want to make something special for your four legged family members but cannot sew this is the perfect solution. Your dogs and cats will love it because it is super soft and very warm.
Material:
Fleece Fabric – you can get as creative as you would like with the fabric pattern
Scissors
You can use left over fleece from other projects or find fabric that matches your dogs personality. I happened to have found this piece of fabric in a place that had no other fleece available and the dogs were cold so I used what I could find. You can choose any pattern you want to use. Even better if it is on sale.
If you have a square piece of fabric you can make fringes around the entire blanket, If you start with a rectangle piece of fabric you will only want to fringe the two ends so you don’t loose any of the width just a tiny bit of length.
With your scissors cut at intervals of One inch up the fabric the length of your pinky finger. You can use a ruler if you want a mark or you can do it free hand like I do. For bigger dogs you can do longer cuts the length of your middle finger.
You can either make all the cuts before you start tying or you can make a few fringes and tie as you go. Just make a simple knot as close to the top of your strip as possible. Continue until you have finished with both sides or all 4 sides depending on your fabric.
That’s it you made your very own dog blanket. No sewing, no sweating just a little cutting and knotting. You can even do this while watching TV with your dog or cat asleep on your lap. The blanket is completely washable and should not shrink or bleed colors. If you wash your dog blankets often do not use fabric softener. Over time it ruins the fleece fabric.
Have fun!
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Ooo, I love this. I am a fan of no-sew, I think I will try it!
Thanks for stopping by my site as part of Friday Follow! I have lots of pet-living friends and I will pass your site along!
My sister makes minkee dog nests on etsy for a living! You all could try making one of those, minkee is soooo soft. If you want to see them, visit my blog and look for the doggie in the sidebar.
I have made these blankets before for my kids – but our miniature schnauzer would love one! Thanks for the idea – and thanks for the Friday Follow – I finally made it here to hook up!
Oh boy, a chew toy! I love to tear up fleece.
Miro
That’s why you’ll never have your own blanket.
Alanis
Sweet post! I received one of these blankets as a gift & I love it; so does everyone else in the house so I often have to share. I showed my huMom your blog post & now she is going to make us all one of our own. 🙂