Sew a hem on your fleece blanket: Fold over and pin your blanket’s edges. Doing so will create a hemmed edge on your blanket. If you do not want this look, you can leave the edge unfolded and sew along the raw edges. a. Fold half an inch of the material over on each of the four sides. b. Insert pins into your folded fabric to hold them in place. Set your sewing machine to its zigzag stitch setting. Make sure to adjust the zigzag stitch settings to a long and wide setting by turning the width and length to the highest settings. Sew along the edges of your blanket. a. Raise your sewing machine’s presser foot and place the fleece under it. b. Lower your machine’s presser foot and begin sewing zigzag stitches along your fabric’s raw edges. c. Remember to take your time and hold your fabric taut as you sew. d. Position your needle about 0.25 inches from your fabric’s folded edges. e. But if you have unfolded edges, you need to sew about 0.25 inches from them. f. You can place a piece of tissue paper under the fabric and over the feed dogs if you have trouble keeping the material moving evenly. Press down on the reverse direction lever on your machine’s side. a. Keep the light pressure on the pedal. b. Sew backward about an inch, then release the lever to sew forward again. c. Sew off the last edge of your blanket and stop the machine. d. Cut the excess thread near the blanket. Secure your blanket’s edges with fringe: Cut out a three to four-inch square of fabric at each corner of your blanket. a. Cut out a square fabric on each of your blanket’s corners if you make a double layer fleece blanket. b. Measure and mark the area with your fabric marker and cut along the lines. Create a template for cutting the fringe. a. Use a ruler to draw two inches lines on a piece of construction paper or cardstock. Remember to keep the lines half an inch apart. Use the template to cut fringe around your blanket. a. Tape or pin the template three to four inches from the edge of the blanket. b. Use the template as your guide to cut the fringe. c. Align the scissors with one of the guidelines when you make each cut in the fleece. Tie the fringe piece together in knots. a. Go around the edges of your blanket and tie together the fringe pieces next to each other. b. Tie two pieces of fringe together, then tie the next two parts. c. Repeat these steps until you reach around your blanket. Create a braided blanket edge: Sew half an inch from the edges of two layers of your fleece. a. You need to place two equally-sized pieces of fleece together to create a braided edge. b. Sew a straight stitch half an inch around the edges of the fleece pieces. Leave a six-inch gap through which you can invert the parts. c. Use gentle pressure on the pedal. d. Pull your fabric taut to prevent it from getting caught in your machine’s feed dogs. Turn your blanket inside out. a. Reach in through the gap and begin working your blanket through the opening. b. Keep going until you invert all the fabric and the seam is inside the two layers. c. Use your fingers to push throughout the fabric at the corners as needed if it gets bunched up. Sew the gap closed. a. Tuck in the raw edges of your fleece and sew the gap. b. Use the same straight stitch and sew the stitch so the edge will be as even as possible. Use a template to cut fringe all around the outside of the fabric. a. Create a lied template on a piece of paper or cardstock. b. The lines should be two inches long and half an inch apart. c. Place your template about three inches from the raw edges and cut the fringe using the template to guide you. d. Cut from the edge of the fabric up to the edge of your template. Sew a straight stitch around the inner edged of your blanket where the fringe ends. Pull one loop through its neighbor using a crochet hook. Sew across the first and last loops to secure the braid. Cut the excess threads near your blanket.