MATERIALS:
•Twopiecesoffleece58”–59”widex80”long*•Ruler•Chalkorfabricpen•Sharpfabricscissors
INSTRUCTIONS:
Placethefirstpieceoffleecewiththerightside(withthebrightestpatternorfinish)DOWN.Layerthesecondpieceontopofit,withtherightsideUP.Smooththelayerstogethersotheylieflat.Edgesandcornersdon’tneedtomatchexactly.
Usingtherulerandfabricpen,markaline3”–3½”fromtheedgeofthefabricallthewayaround.
Cutoutasquareateachcorneranddiscard.Cuttabsfromtheedgeofthefabrictotheline,about1”–1½”apart,throughbothpiecesoffleece.
Tiethetopandbottompiecesoffleecetogetherusingthepairsoftabsyoujustcut.Useasecuredouble-knot,butdon’tpulltootightandstretchortearthefleece.
Checktobesurethatthetabsarenotlongerthan2”long;trimanythatare.
What: FLEECE TIED BLANKETS!Why: Becausetheyarewarm,sturdyandasnaptomake!
Nosewingrequired!
Who: Thisprojectisgreatforanygroupthatwantstoprovidegiftsofcomfortandwarmthtothoseinneed.It’sanespeciallygreatactivityforSundayschoolclasses,youthgroups,VacationBibleSchoolclassesandintergenerationalgroups.
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*IMPORTANT:CheckoutLWR’sfabricguidelinesat lwr.org/getinvolved/assemblytoensureyourgifts
oflovecanreachthehandsthatneedthem.
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PACKING AND SHIPPING:
•Foldandpackcompletedblanketsintoboxesandsealwithtape.
•Labeleachbox“Blankets”andincludethenameandaddressofyourchurchorgrouponthebox.
•Trackyourblanketsonlineastheytraveloverseastopeopleinneed! Visitlwr.org/trackertolearnmoreandprintbarcodelabelsforyourboxes.
•DelivertoanIngathering(localcollection)nearyou. Gotoingathering.lwr.orgtosearchinyourarea.
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•DeliverormailtooneofLWR’swarehouses.Visitlwr.org/packfordetails.
TIPS:
• Fleecetypicallycomesinwidthsof58”or59”.Ifyoubuyfleecefromafabricstore,youcanaskthemtocutthelengthto80”,savingyouthestepofmeasuringandcuttingthepiecesyourself.
•Ifyou’replanningtomakealotofblankets,considerorderingthefleece inbulkonlinetosavemoney.
For information about LWR’s other hands-on projects, visit lwr.org/getinvolved
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