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Save Old Throw Blankets To Use In Unique Ways Around Your Home & Garden
By KRISTY BOWEN
Rug
To make a cozy, absorbent bath mat, cut a plush blanket to size and add seams around the edge to stop it unraveling. You can also cut the blanket into strips and make a rag rug.
Quilt
Flannel or plush blankets make a soft and warm backing fabric for a quilt. Alternatively, cut the blanket into squares and use them in the quilt's design to add texture.
Pet Bed
Make a slipcover out of your pet’s blanket for an existing pet bed or a large cushion, or create a new pet bed using a blanket and an elastic cord to draw up the sides.
Fort
Help your kids create a blanket fort using your old throw blankets. Blankets are better building material than sheets and also provide a soft foundation for their fort.
Drafts
To create a door snake or draft protector, make a narrow sleeve from a blanket and fill it with rice or plastic beads, or line it with cording and pad it with cotton batting.