what: fleece tied blankets! why: who · using the ruler and fabric pen, mark a line 3” – 3...

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

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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