How to Make a Fleece Quilt

Cut the fringe. To make the no-sew quilt, you have to tie together your squares by hand. To do this, you have to add fringe on the edges of the squares. Mark a line 1 inch from the edge of the square on each side of the square. Starting from the edge that you marked, take a sharp pair of scissors and cut slits to the 1 inch line into the fleece. Continue all along the sides at even intervals of about 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch across. Once you hit the edge of one side, turn the fleece 90 degrees to start on the next side. Continue along all sides of all the squares.

• The corners of each square will be cut off during this process as the slits from each side meet each other in the same spot.^[9]

Design your quilt pattern. Now that you have all of your squares cut, you need to layout your blanket pattern. If your blanket is all one color, you can skip this step. If you have multiple colors, you need to decide on a design. There are many different options. You can make stripes, checkerboards, a rainbow, or a random pattern. Lay out your squares in whatever pattern you want across the floor or a large table.

• Decide what is best for you. It is a personal choice and will depend on the number of different designs you have.

Tie together the rows. Now you can start assembling your rows. Take two fleece squares that are beside each other in a row of your design. Lay them side by side with the fringe touching. Take the top piece of fringe on the sides of the squares that are touching. Double knot the fleece fringe together. Continue down the whole side of the square. Once two are connected, take the next square in the row sequence of your blanket. On the opposite side of where the two squares are already connected, attach the next square in the same way as the first. Continue this until your row is completely knotted together. Do the same thing for the remaining rows of your blanket.^{[10] [11]}

• Make sure you don't pull too much fabric through when you are knotting the fringe. It will cause your fleece to cinch and mess up the flow of the whole quilt.^[12]

Attach the rows together. Once you have all your long rows attached together, you need to attach the rows together to finish the blanket. Starting in the same fashion as with the singular squares, knot the fringe of the rows together. Continue all the way down the rows until the two are attached together. Do the same thing for the remaining rows. Once the last rows are joined, you should have a complete blanket.^{[13] [14]}

Decide your pattern. If you want to sew together a blanket instead, you first need to decide what kind of pattern you want your blanket to have. Lay out your squares in the desired pattern on the floor or a large table. There are various options to choose from. You can make checkerboards, a rainbow, stripes, or a random pattern. Any pattern works as long as you like it.^[15]

• This project is easier for beginners that more elaborated versions of quilts. You will be simply sewing the squares of fabric together.

Sew together the squares. Once you have your pattern laid out, you can start to sew together your squares. Take two squares and place them on top of one another. Make sure the edges match up. Using a 2-3 inch stitch and a 12/80 or 14/90 universal needle on your sewing machine, sew along the edge of the fleece. Loosen the thread tension. Your seam allowance, which is the amount of fleece you allow out of the seam, can be as big or as small as you want. If you want fringed edges, sew about 1/2 inch from the edge. If you want a mostly flat surface, sew as close to the edge as you can without losing the strength of the stitch.

• Do this for every square in your row. Then, sew together all of the remaining squares into rows.^[16]