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Making Fleece Lap Blankets?

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September 1, 20102 found this helpful
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I used to volunteer in a nursing home and the blankets should be as long as the legs are, and wide enough to cover the whole lap, and maybe tuck in on the sides. If they are too short or too narrow, they will not be used. Sit down in a chair and measure yourself from side to side across your widest part, and then measure from your waist to your ankle. Add a couple more inches for good measure.

If you have to cut some fabric off, cut the strips into squares and then mix and match them with other scrap and sew them together to make quilts out of them. Or an easier method would be to sew all the strips together and leave them stripey.

 

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September 1, 20100 found this helpful

Baby blanket size is good. It isn't so long that it gets caught in the wheel chair but it covers the legs and knees.

 
September 3, 20100 found this helpful

I use 1 and 1/2 yards for each side & it seems to work just right!

 
September 28, 20110 found this helpful

Annacakes reply is good. I have a male family member in a rehab / nursing home facility and lap blankets are great. Be sure that there are some for the men, and be sure you have some for the larger patients.

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If you are making for one facility, you might consider asking the activities director if they have any plus-size adults.

 

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