Two Crafty Girls: Blanket Ladder

A blanket ladder is great way to display all your quilts and keep them within easy reach for a chilly evening or a movie night.

This is super easy to build and adds warmth and rustic charm to your guest bedroom or your bonus room.

First thing first...a safety selfie!

Find two long pieces of wood, these will do perfectly!

Cut some rungs for your ladder. I used a piece of 1x2 and cut 6 rungs each at 14 inches long.

Measure out where the rungs will be. Space them evenly along the length of your ladder.

Mark lines across the side pieces where the rungs will attach. We are going to notch out this section so the rungs will be set into the side pieces.

Now, set the blade on the table saw nice and low so that you only go through half the width of the wood. Cut a few paths between your pencil lines. This will create the inset notches for the rungs to fit into.

Using a hammer, lightly tap the chisel to bust out the remaining bits in the notch. It's good to have an assistant to help hold the wood steady, or use a vice or clamps to keep it secure.

Those are the hands of our Crafty Dad, he deserves a shout all for all his help and support of us as Two Crafty Girls!

Now that you have cleared out your notches with the chisel, you can do a final touch-up with the table saw. Hold the two side pieces together and carefully move them through the blade and side to side across the blade to make your notches all smooth.