The dotty moon blanket went into the washing machine. Because that's the way my life is. A few corners unravelled. And while I appreciate the texture, I don't think it will last well.
I couched the loose threads in and then stitched some more. Not particularly tidy, but functional. It's the gray squares that didn't wear as well, a looser woven fabric.
On a couple of the squares I had experimented with using some hand spun yarn for the stitching. I didn't like it as much at first, it seemed too bulky. But (and I should have thought of this) with washing it's felted into the woven fabric some and works quite well. I think I'll be filling in some of the thinner spots of this blanket with hand spun yarn after all.