Homemade Gift: Hand-tied Fleece Blanket

"E" wanted to make a special gift

for her little sister's 4th birthday this week. 

Do you remember our hand-tied fleece pillows
that we made in 2009?

("C" was so little then!)

 When we saw some tie-your-own fleece blanket kits at 

our local Walmart.... 

(I've seen them at JoAnne's too)

we knew it would

be the perfect surprise to make for "C." 

The perfect Homemade Gift (sort-of).

Pink.

Fleece. 

With a Kitty Cat!

"E" did a great job hand-tying the whole blanket

with double knotted fringe sides. 

Elly Cat "helped" too - by lying on it and 

refusing to move while we were working --- booger. 

Good thing she's cute.

Mama did the cutting,

"E" did the tying. 

We got the whole thing made 

in about 45 minutes. 

The end result was an adorable pink

fleece kitty blanket that "C" LOVES! 

She's slept with it every night

since she opened it 

and drags it downstairs to sit on 

while we play.

This was a great sibling gift project

for our household. You could do the same thing

with a kit or just two pieces of fleece 

from the fabric store. 

An easy (and useful!) homemade gift 

for kids to make for 

siblings, grandparents, neighbors

or to donate to:

 your local nursing home, hospice, animal shelter, 

or children's hospital.

Now "C" and I might have to get 

some fleece and make one 

for her big sister's birthday next month!

Fondly,

pink and green mama,