How to Make a Blanket with Sleeves

There's cozier than snuggling up under a warm fleece blanket. Unfortunately, you eventually have to reach for something. How about a fleece blanket with sleeves? Make your own and you can be snuggled under your blanket less than 30 minutes later. This article will explain how to make a blanket with sleeves.

Things You'll Need

• Polar Fleece (3 yards 60-inch wide) Tape Measure Sewing Machine Sewing Notions (thread, scissors, pins, etc.)

Instructions

Make a Blanket with Sleeves

1. Measure a 24-by-60 inch section of the fleece. Cut.

2. Cut this removed portion in half. You should now have two 24-by-30 inch portions of fleece.

3. Make the first sleeve. Fold one 24-inch piece in half to create a 12-inch by 30-inch piece. Stitch along the raw 30-inch side with a 1/2-inch seam allowance.
   Repeat with the other 24-inch piece.

4. Cut holes for the sleeves in the large piece of fleece. Measure 15 inches down from one edge of a 60-inch side. Place a pin to mark. Measure 11 inches to the left and right of this point. Place pins again to mark. Carefully make a 9-inch long by 6-inch wide cut between these marks. The cut should be oval in shape.

5. Match the right sides of the blanket and a sleeve and sew a sleeve into one of the oval shapes you just cut out. If there is extra fabric on the blanket side, ease it carefully as you stitch.

6. Repeat with the other sleeve to finish the blanket.