Ok, an easy way to make a blanket could also be from old t-shirts they don't fit but hate to part with, some materials that are important to you, sweatshirts, kids cloths, etc. (things that have more meaning for you)
and simply hand stitch or machine sew just basic straight lines, very simple to do really. Anyone can accomplish this project and be surprised at what you'd normally get rid of that you can use. you sew them together in whatever order you want add to either size wherever to get the shape and size you want as you go along...
I write/sell my own patterns. I knit, sew, crochet, needlepoint, make soap/toiletry items, quilt, teaching my kids to do latch hooks, spin & weave, bake, decorate cakes, who knows what else.. My mother was a seamstress and arts & crafts teacher
