No Sew Quilt & Blanket!

Do you love making no-sew blankets? So do we! We have two tutorials below, for a tied calico quilt, or a fleece blanket!

No Sew Calico Quilt
Supplies:
• 24 calico fat quarters
• 1 3⁄4 yds. calico for backing (42" x 60")
• 1 pkg. crib-size fusible batting (36" x 54")
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Yarn/darning needle
• Iron
• Chalk pencil or erasable marker

Directions (click here for a printable version):
1. Wash and dry calico fat quarters and backing.
2. Cut a 15" square from each fat quarter. From scraps, cut twenty-four
1⁄4" x 9"strips. Set aside.
3. Cut a 3" square from each corner of the 15 calico squares.
4. With wrong sides together, align edges of two squares. With chalk pencil or erasable
marker, draw a line 3" from edge along one side. Cut fringe (both squares at the same time)
about 1⁄4" wide, stopping cut at drawn line.
5. Tie top and bottom fringe together. When opened, squares should be joined by knotted
fringe. Repeat with remaining squares so you have 12 sections of 2 squares.
6. Create rows by tying 3 sections together. (Rows should be 6 blocks long.) Tie rows
together using same technique.
7. Layer backing (wrong side facing up), quilt batting and fringed top (right side up). Batting
edges will be 3" shorter than quilt top and backing. Following manufacturer’s instructions,
fuse quilt sandwich together.
8. Fringe outside edges of quilt through both layers. Tie together backing and fringed
quilt top.
9. Using yarn/darning needle and 1⁄4" strips, tie center of each square to secure quilt top,
batting and backing. Double knot.
10. Wash and dry quilt to fray fringe.

Fancy Fleece Blanket
Supplies: 
1 yard Blue Fleece Fabric
1 yard Green Fleece Fabric
8 yards 15/16” White Grosgrain Ribbon
June Tailor® Fancy Fleece™ Ruler
Rotary Cutter
Rotary Cutting Mat

Directions: (click here for printable directions. Or click here for directions for the traditional tied fleece version!)
Cut both pieces of fleece to measure 35” x 54”. With wrong sides together, layer

the two pieces of fleece matching edges. Pin the two pieces of fleece together if
desired to keep them from moving while continuing to work on your blanket.
Beginning with the 35” blanket width, draw a line 3” up from edge. Aligning the
printed line of the “slit cuts” section of your Fancy Fleece™ Ruler with the 3” line
you drew, begin cutting slits 5” in from the outside edge through both layers of
fabric. Continue cutting the 1” long slits, 1” apart across width of blanket,
stopping 5” from opposite edge. You should have a total of 26 slits cut. You must
have an even number of slits cut.

Repeat for opposite width of blanket.

Draw a line 3” up from edge of 54” length of blanket. Aligning the printed line of
the “slit cuts” section of your Fancy Fleece™ Ruler with the 3” line you drew,
begin cutting slits 5 1/2” in from the outside edge through both layers of fabric.
Continue cutting the 1” long slits, 1” apart across width of blanket, stopping 5
1/2” from opposite edge. You should have a total of 44 slits cut. You must have an
even number of slits cut.

Repeat for opposite length of blanket.

Cut grosgrain ribbon into 2 pieces measuring 62” for the width of the blanket and 2
pieces measuring 82” for the length of the blanket.

Beginning at one corner, weave ribbon over and under slits making sure that ends
appear at the same side of the blanket. Repeat ribbon weaving for all sides of your
blanket, again making sure that all ends appear on the same side.

Tie ribbon ends into bows at each corner.

Fold blanket in half lengthwise. Place the straight edge adjacent to the wavy edge
portion of the Fancy Fleece™ Ruler, on the fold of your blanket. With the entire
wavy edge of the ruler appearing just inside the blanket edge, cut through all four
layers of fleece. Press ruler down firmly on your fabric to avoid movement. Lift
ruler and align with previously cut waves and continue cutting to the corner.

Repeat for opposite side of blanket.

Open blanket and fold in half widthwise. Repeat same process that was used to
wavy cut the width of your blanket to cut the lengths.

Remove any pins that were used to hold your blanket layers together.