A Masterpiece of Fleece
In the winter time the best way to snuggle up and enjoy a movie or any sports game is to have an awesome fleece tie blanket to use. Fleece tie blankets are those beautiful blankets, that can feature anything from roses to sports one them. They are made up of two fleece fabric materials tied together; hence fleece "tie" blankets.
The wonderful thing about these blankets is that they keep you warm and express your individuality at the same time. Fleece tie blankets came about in 1980 when the fleece fabric first hit manufacturing. This high thread count material began to be incorporated in winter-wear in 1981 by Malden Mills, a Textile company in Lawrence, MA and commercialized the fabric as "Polartec polar fleece." This great upgrade in winter-wear was mainly to suit mountaineers, but as the fleece circulated through out the country, everyone started to use it.
But aside from its origin they are great to make. I picked this hobby up three years ago. It was almost Christmas time and I wanted to do something special for my niece's first Christmas so I went searching. And I came across an article talking about fleece tie blankets, so I tried it. I thought they would make a good "change of pace" gift during Christmas time, but I was wrong. This gift was the greatest, this new found gift idea turned into a full blown hobby and small business. That Christmas I made three blankets: one for my niece and two aunts. Each of them were unique and tailor-made for them. My niece got the licensed Princess and the Frog print with Pink; one of my aunts got a Blue and White checker print and white; and my other aunt got a Red and Yellow Diced Checker Print with Yellow. Like I said each one was unique to its new owner. 
Christmas is a great time to give blankets but I wanted to test run a theory for a new venue. I wanted to see if including birthdays would get the same reaction I get during Christmas and I was right. For my best friend's 17th birthday I made her a Licensed Denver Broncos print and Denver Orange blanket. She loved it and still uses it to this day. Another very very close friend of mine got a Monkey print and Lime Green print blanket from me and absolutely adores it. However, the best story about one of the blankets is the one I made my mother. When I first started making these blankets she thought she was on the short list of people that were going to get one. Sadly, she had to wait two years after I started to finally get hers and she screamed when she opened her Christmas present in 2012. It was a glorious tulip garden with purple on the bottom. I also kept the tradition alive with my nephew and his first Christmas; he received a Licensed Iron Man with Red blanket.
As you can probably tell, my responses were "I love it", but I went back and asked them what they thought about their blankets and this is some of the feedback I got.I love it. I love my blanket. It keeps me warm and Brandon did a great job with the color scheme because its my Sorority colors [Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc]. Its my fuzzy wuzzy. - S.H.
He knows me so well. It is so pretty and he did a great job with it. - A.W.
It's so gorgeous, I can't wait to put it in my house because it matches my furniture. - E.
I love it haha. I love that you could find the Denver fabric and it's the right size for me. I loved the creativity and uniqueness of it :) - J.W.
As their mother, I love them. To see their faces light up is great. These blankets are great because it's something they can call their own. - C.S. S.S. J.S.
I love it. Its my favorite color and its what I've been waiting two years for. - Mom
So you can see that I do a great job, but keep a close eye on the Bayside Scoop because a page will be coming soon about fleece tie blankets. This page will walk you through the process and offer my expertise and services if requested. After this, I would wanna pick up this up.
