Summer is Half Gone. ...Procrastination... Who? Me?

**Flash Grundelore** · 07-08-2017, 09:54

I think I have robbed myself of the last obstacle to proof-of-concepting that CDT summer UQ...

[Hemming/Sewing clips... they actually have room enough inside the "bite" to shove in several inches of our kinds of fabric. They should solve a myriad of injecting annoyances]

**Irishjihad** · 07-08-2017, 10:15

Summer only started 2.5 weeks ago on June 21. You've got time.

**Flash Grundelore** · 07-08-2017, 11:07

Up here in the Northwoods Hood we only get that "six weeks of bad sledding" before our leaves start to drop

**guitstik** · 07-08-2017, 11:39

Originally Posted by Flash Grundelore

I think I have robbed myself of the last obstacle to proof-of-concepting that CDT summer UQ...

[Hemming/Sewing clips... they actually have room enough inside the "bite" to shove in several inches of our kinds of fabric. They should solve a myriad of injecting annoyances]

Out of curiosity and being a nOOb here, I have to ask, what do you do or make?

**Flash Grundelore** · 07-08-2017, 14:45

guitstik~~ you can use them instead of pins to hold together layers our VERRRRRRRY! slippery fabrics for sewing. I am going to use them to hold the edges of a down throw UQ together around a temp-suspension to proof-of-concept my design before final cutting and sewing.

They also seem to be perfectly sized [3-4 weigh next-to-nothing] to toss in your rigging pouch to "clothespin" stuff to suspensions. As well they have a pair of openings in the grips that would let you pass a line right through. I may try adding a bead/smear of silicon to the grips to make it "non-slip".
Since their springs are relatively strong, I think they are going to turn out to be pretty useful.... "more will be revealed" as they say.

**guitstik** · 07-08-2017, 14:59

Originally Posted by Flash Grundelore

guitstik~~ you can use them instead of pins to hold together layers our VERRRRRRRY! slippery fabrics for sewing. I am going to use them to hold the edges of a down throw UQ together around a temp-suspension to proof-of-concept my design before final cutting and sewing.

They also seem to be perfectly sized [3-4 weigh next-to-nothing] to toss in your rigging pouch to "clothespin" stuff to suspensions. As well they have a pair of openings in the grips that would let you pass a line right through. I may try adding a bead/smear of silicon to the grips to make it "non-slip".
Since their springs are relatively strong, I think they are going to turn out to be pretty useful.... "more will be revealed" as they say.

Can I volunteer as a test dummy, I already have the "dummy" part down pat LOL

**Flash Grundelore** · 07-08-2017, 15:14

Guitskik~~ Dude! You just joined us within the last few days... NO worries!

[One Freebie: WE call DIY sewing "thread injecting" or "fabric welding" to sound all guy-like and such]

**Flash Grundelore** · 07-10-2017, 18:01

One Step Closer

I finished the POC [proof-of-concept] on my Costco UQ. Done-finished, it will be 9sq x 14sq [about 70"x 45"], single layer, with the cutoffs becoming draft collars and a pillow... more for practice than really any need on a summer-weight, 50°+/- quilt. Standard suspension, ala UGQ and HG stuff. I also plan on leaving a one-row edge all around, and then pulling the horizontal stitching to give lineal down tubes. Those have worked out well [reversed] on the CDT TQ. Matched, I should have a nice summer set.

It doesn't look too bad, but I have to be honest, it's held together with climbing reg 'biners, clothespins, an "S"load of safety pins, and features three different gauges of bungee cord. And knots... a lot of knots. All that's missing is the duct tape.
Tomorrow is calling for rain so I might actually get some sewing done. Of course, I screwed up my last Dutchware order and got pack hooks instead of line lock hooks. So, even once I get it sewn together, the suspension is going to be kludged for a while, but if it will keep my tuckus warm in the Chameleon down at the Harold Parker SF Hang in 10 days... all's well.

**dandv** · 07-10-2017, 18:12

Looks good from here buddy! You bringing it to the Harold hang?

**MikekiM** · 07-10-2017, 18:28

Originally Posted by Flash Grundelore

One Step Closer

I finished the POC [proof-of-concept] on my Costco UQ. Done-finished, it will be 9sq x 14sq [about 70"x 45"], single layer, with the cutoffs becoming draft collars and a pillow... more for practice than really any need on a summer-weight, 50°+/- quilt. Standard suspension, ala UGQ and HG stuff. I also plan on leaving a one-row edge all around, and then pulling the horizontal stitching to give lineal down tubes. Those have worked out well [reversed] on the CDT TQ. Matched, I should have a nice summer set.

It doesn't look too bad, but I have to be honest, it's held together with climbing reg 'biners, clothespins, an "S"load of safety pins, and features three different gauges of bungee cord. And knots... a lot of knots. All that's missing is the duct tape.
Tomorrow is calling for rain so I might actually get some sewing done. Of course, I screwed up my last Dutchware order and got pack hooks instead of line lock hooks. So, even once I get it sewn together, the suspension is going to be kludged for a while, but if it will keep my tuckus warm in the Chameleon down at the Harold Parker SF Hang in 10 days... all's well.

Go for it! The I have DIYD as well (Do it Yourself Disorder).

Sent from somewhere east of Montauk...