hemming baffles

[nuttysquirrel]

when making a down quilt is it nesesary to hem the baffles before ataching them to the shell material? thanks!

[FLScouthanger]

Nutty Squirrel,

Hemming the baffle wall material is NOT required. For example, if you are making a quilt and you want your baffle material height to be 2 inches, then cut the strips 3 inches wide. This will give you half an inch of extra width on both the top and bottom portion of the fabric that attaches to the outer shell material.

Fold approx one-quarter to one-half an inch of the fabric onto itself and pin it to the shell material it is to be sewn onto. Basically, folding the fabric before pinning and sewing just provides more material on the seam and will give it a little extra strength.

Following the same process for the material when it comes time to attach to the other shell material. Fold the material over, measure the material to the 2 inch desired height and pin to the other shell material. Sew the double layer of baffle wall material to the shell and your done!

Hope this helps. If you need additional clarification just let me know.

[FLScouthanger]

This thread might help a little...

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...hlight=baffles

[nuttysquirrel]

ok i get it. thanks!

[FLScouthanger]

No problem. One thing I forgot to mention is that once the baffle wall material is sewn to the shell, I, personally, trim the quarter inch or so of excess wall material that remains past the seam. This isn't a "required" step either. It is to simply get rid of the unneeded material.

[stalker42]

This is perfect timing since I am doing baffles as we speak. One thing I am wondering. Won't the pinning and the needle holes from the thread injector Make those areas not so down proof?

[nuttysquirrel]

the needle goes in between the threads and usualy seals up. if you are sewing non woven fabric like cuben the holes will not seal up and you may leak down.

[e_2]

This is the baffle system I'm using to make my next UQ (first real UQ). Of course, the staggered baffles make the sewing process a bit more complex. It's a good thing I'm patient.

Making a Karo Step Hammock Underquilt
http://youtu.be/DQJJhiBlfpE

[zooshooter]

This is perfect timing since I am doing baffles as we speak. One thing I am wondering. Won't the pinning and the needle holes from the thread injector Make those areas not so down proof?

To help alleviate this I used the finest pins I could find. I think they were labelled as quilting pins. I only did a single line of stitching for each side of my baffles and haven't seen anything leaking out so far. I had to unpin one baffle at one point and couldn't tell where most of the pins had even been afterward.