Another Free Project From Sewing Expressions

I Don’t Know Front From Back
Reversible Polar Fleece Blankie

This project is from our Down & Dirty, Quick & Easy, I Need A Last Minute Gift Project Book, and can be purchased at www.sewingexpressions.com.

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We have made every effort to ensure accuracy and completeness in these instructions. We cannot, however, be responsible for human error or variations in individual work.

Supplies You’ll Need:

• 1 - 36" square ea of orange and yellow PolarFleece®

• 4 - 35" x 4" strips gold PolarFleece

• 3 - 6" squares gold PolarFleece

• 1 - 6" square yellow PolarFleece

• 2 - 6" squares orange PolarFleece

• Matching sewing thread

• Sulky 12-wt. Cotton thread

• Size 90 or 100 Topstitch needle

• Temporary spray adhesive

Let’s Get Started

1. Click on the pattern below to open the full-size pattern in a new window. Print pattern at 100%.

2. From the gold squares, trace and cut out heart and 2 star appliqués.

3. From the yellow square, trace and cut out star appliqué.

4. From the orange squares, trace and cut out 2 heart appliqués.

5. Lightly spray the backs of the appliqué pieces with temporary adhesive.

6. Position the gold and orange hearts on one corner of the yellow fleece square. Position the gold and yellow stars on one corner of the orange fleece square.

7. Insert topstitch needle and thread machine with 12-wt. thread in the needle and standard sewing thread in the bobbin.

8. Setup machine for a 6mm wide blanket stitch (substitute a zigzag stitch or other decorative stitch if desired). Test your stitching on scraps of your project fabric.

9. Sew your selected stitch around the edges of the hearts and stars appliques, pivoting often to ensure smooth edges.

10. With long raw edges even and right sides together, center a 4" strip of fleece along 1edge of the orange square (the fringe strips are 1" shorter than the sides to allow for a 1/2" seam allowance - DO NOT stretch the strips to fit). Use a 5/8" seam allowance to baste in place. Repeat with 3 more strips to add to the other edges of the square.

11. With right sides of orange and yellow squares together and grain going in the same direction, use a 5/8" seam allowance to stitch around all 4 edges of the blanket. Leave an opening for turning on one edge. Clip corners, but DO NOT trim seam allowance. Because of the stretch of the fleece, the blanket will distort if the 2 layers are not going in the same direction.

12. Turn right side out and slipstitch opening closed.

13. Topstitch 1" from edge of blanket. This will form a "faux" piping effect without the need for piping cord.

14. Using a sharp pair of shears, cut gold fleece into fringe (approximately wide strips).

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