Fleece Size

[dhardawa]

As soon as we get moved, I'm going to make the girls a C&C cage. I'm going with 2X4 and want to have fleece liners. I am planning to do fleece-quilt batting-fleece and go ahead and sew it all together. I will probably make about 4-5 of these and plan to just take it out and put a clean one in every day. So, my questions is, for those of you doing this, how big should the insert be? Since I don't have the cage built I don't have measurements, but I want to go ahead and get the inserts sewn so I'll have something to use when the cage is built. Thanks.

Dana

 

[AngelsCavies]

I went ahead and measured my bunnies cage. They both have a 2x4 cage right now. I would make them longer so that you can sew and fold abit at the end of the walls. The size cage is 56x27. So I would make all the materials 60x30. You can go to walmart and buy no sew fleece. You get 2 sheets for 10.74 rolled up. One sheet will do. Hope this helps. I have a giant cage for the piggies their cage is 85x65 is the girls cage and the boys is 72x54. In grids girls are 5x6 and the boys are 3x5.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

Angel that is what I have. The fleece blanket kits. I love them and I put two more of them on layaway the other day so I would have more in case I need it. One panel was enough to cover the 2x4 plus the 1x4 loft. I just had to get a little extra fleece for the extra 1x2 attached to the side of the 2x4 on the bottom level.

 

[AngelsCavies]

I got one package but its not enough. But I went back to walmart and they had some fleece on for 2.74 a yard and I got 12 yards and I was able to get 3 panels for the girls and 4 panels for the boys. I am going to get more as soon as I get enough money.

 

[dagwellismypigy]

for a two by 5 i got 2 1/2 yards of fabric so 2 yards would probably be enough for a 2X4

 

[GPDaisy]

No sew fleece? Forgive me, but what is that exactly, and how does it work?

 

[dagwellismypigy]

i think its blankets.

 

[Denise]

No-sew fleece had a uniform/complete pattern on both sides. Most fabrics/fleece have a complete pattern on only one side.

 

[AngelsCavies]

you get 2 sheets of them for 10.74 at walmart in the material section. Its rolled up and wraped in a clear plastic paper and it has a directions on there on how to make a knot blanket.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

It's called a fleece blanket kit. I love them. Also Wal-Mart has $5 fleece blankets that are great for the cages too. They are thick and one blanket will line a 2x4 easily. They are 50"x60". I have one of those, two of the fleece blanket kits and also some fleece I purchased in the fabric department off the bolt. The only type of fleece I don't like is the t-shirt fleece. To me it is too thin and has to be changed every day or every other day.

 

[GPDaisy]

you get 2 sheets of them for 10.74 at walmart in the material section. Its rolled up and wraped in a clear plastic paper and it has a directions on there on how to make a knot blanket.

VERY interesting. Okay, so another dumb question...if I make a "knot blanket" out of this, is it piggy safe? They won't be able to pull off the fringe, will they?

 

[long island pig]

Can someone tell me how to make the "knot blanket" ?

And I'd like to know if it is piggy safe too...

 

[mncavylover]

The knotted blanket can be made like this:
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There are plenty of pics there as well. I think the pigs would pull on the fringe though.

 

[AngelsCavies]

yeah they would. My piggies knows that there is newspaper under the fleece and they try to dig at the edge of the fleece.

 

[shortlilcutie]

does anyone have a picture of these new sew blankets? i'd like to see what it looks like...

 

[Ly&Pigs]

I don't make a knotted blanket out of the fleece blanket kits. I just use each panel as a separate liner. Each piece of fleece measures 48"x60" and will fit a 3x4 nicely. If you have a smaller cage you can cut it down to size. I wouldn't worry about trying to make the "knot or fringe blanket" out of it. I buy it merely because it's large pieces of fleece for cheaper than what it would cost to buy the same amount of fleece from the bolt.