Before we go any further...this top quilt is intended for car camping and back yard camping...not backpacking (although it will probably get stuffed down in the bottom of a pack later after its cut down a bit).
Jenna, my youngest daughter needed a warm weather top quilt. Her 5 oz Climashield TQ is just a bit too warm after the night time lows get over 55-60 degrees...about where we re now. I've been thinking about trying this idea with a poncho liner but haven't had a chance to order one. Since we were planning to hang out tonight I decided to pick up a light fleece blanket from Target to try...
Construction was simple. Fold the blanket over about two inches and sew all the way across to create a channel. For some reason I couldn't find my box of straight pins to pin it so I just eyeballed it. Turned out just fine...
Next, fold the blanket in half length-wise wrong-side out, match up th4 edges and sew another line of stitching along the edge. I sewed up about 28 inches, YMMV...
Next slide the drawcord through the channel, cinch if all up and tie it off. I just happened to have some lime green utility cord so I figured it might as well match...
Last step...turn it right side out and test...
Looks like it should work.
We'll trim it down a bit down the road to reduce the weight and bulk but for hanging tonight in the backyard...it'll work just fine. Oh yeah...the cost...less then $15.
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