The closest thing I get to crafty

You should know that I am NOT crafty. I'm horrible at crafty stuff and I just plain don't like it. The word scrapbooking alone will immediately cause me to curl up in the fetal position. A desire to change out the colors in Oksana's room led me to investigate the option of making a large fleece blanket for her bed and Anya's. So what do you do when couldn't use a sewing machine if your life depended on it but you want to make a blanket? Well, you get on You Tube and discover that the best you can do is make a tie blanket! I still wasn't feeling convinced that I could do it. Really, I mean it, I'm not crafty! Before I made the blankets for the girls I wanted to test it out. I found a print with horses and since my son Evan is a horse fanatic I decided to try my hand at a fleece blanket for him. I wanted it to be a big one that would cover his whole bed like a comforter because that is what I plan on doing for the girls. Off I went to Hobby Lobby to get horse and brown fleece (it is a reversible blanket), and we were off to work. We actually finished the whole blanket in about 1 1/2- 2 hours!

Here we are tying off the last of the fringe:


The finished product:


An idea of the size. This is 2 1/2 yards of fleece.:


I'm actually pleased with the end result! Evan absolutely loves this blanket. It is so comfy and it is nice and heavy. The whole thing cost me about $31 with a 40% off coupon for Hobby Lobby. My only concern is washing it. I've heard that the ties can come apart in the wash. For now I was going to just tighten them up before washing it and then use a delicate cycle and dry it on low heat. If you've made one of these and have any suggestions please share them with me!