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This is so easy, but the travel blankets out there are expensive and I ve mostly seen poor materials (one of them felt like a microfiber cleaning car rentals cheap canada vancouver cloth?) and boring colors. So, I made my own. :) I ll probably use this more in the car than on the plane, but it rolls up really small so it would work in any situation!
I started with a yard and a half of micro-fleece . This stuff is kind of half way between polar fleece and minky softness-wise, and it s super thin which is what I was going for. And 1.5 yards at 50% off was only $10.50, so about the same price as the cheapest travel blankets that I found and way cuter and softer!
Sweatshirt fleece would work too or any other fleecy fabric or even a thicker knit fabric. Keep in mind we ll be hemming this so that it remains a single layer, so just make sure it s nice on both sides.
1.5 yards of 60 wide fabric is approximately 54 x 60 so it will end up about 52 x 58 finished. Perfect for travel size! Try to square up (not easy with fleece, and it doesn t need to be perfect) and trim off the selvedges.
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