DIY Down Quilt Pics, Article Suggestions Needed

[peanuts]

he, nice quilt

[Coffee]

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Hammock Engineer,

The quilt looks great. I have been gathering information form several sources and home to make one of my own in early summer. There is one area I am hoping you can provide some advice on in your article. Dividing the down eqally between the chambers sound like an oppertunity for me to end up with 25% of my down floating throughout my house. It seems that "by weight" would be the way to go - but I have never worked with down before. Any tips would be greatly appreciated and my help maintain domestic harmony if I can reduce the amount of down "drifiting" around the house.

Maybe I'll run into you one of these days at Shawnee or one of the other "close to" Cincy trials.


I'd also like to give a general thanks to all who have shared DIY info on this forum - has saved me countless hours of trial and error.

Welcome. Glad to see another one here from Cincy. I'll be up for some hikes or day trips, or just talking shop sometime. I leave for my thru in June, but I'm semi-free before then.

I actually just put the entire box of down on my scale, zero-ed it, and then subtracted down like Jeff said. I re-zeroed my scale each time to help make sure it was as accurate as I could get.

I just used my hand. I really did not loose that much. A handful of down was usually under .1oz. More if I compressed it. Each baffle only has around 1.5oz. I went slow and only lost a little this way. I think total loss was .01oz (give or take). Some would stick to my hand, but that was not a big deal.

One big piece of advice is to use a lint roller to clean you and everything else off. Worked wonders.

[Coffee]

HE - I'd be happy to help with the html. Coding it should be pretty easy after you type it up.

Packstrapped - by weight is the easiest way, IMO. You can weigh a container of down, then subtract what you need for your next chamber from the total. Vacuum out the down until you hit your target weight. Here's how I vacuum the down.

Thanks Jeff. It is going to take me awhile, but I'll get it to you.

[packstrapped]

Thanks for kind welcome - and the lint roller tip, sure to be a big help. I hope to get started on it in May.

[nobanjo15]

Hi Guys
My first post here, so I'll take the chance to say thanks to everyone for all the posts that I have been reading. Lots of information coupled with help and generousity of spirit.

Here is my '2 cents': my Grandmother would use talcum powder on her hands and arms to stop the down sticking.

[lvleph]

Sounds like a good idea.

[Coffee]

Hi Guys
My first post here, so I'll take the chance to say thanks to everyone for all the posts that I have been reading. Lots of information coupled with help and generousity of spirit.

Here is my '2 cents': my Grandmother would use talcum powder on her hands and arms to stop the down sticking.

Thanks, I'll have to try that.

[Coffee]

I finally finished quilt 2. Just in time for this weekend's trip. Just a warning, head holes are a pain. Below are some pics.

[NCPatrick]

Very nice, and very RED.

[Bird Dog]

HE - Maybe I missed sumin in an earlier post. But, are those both constructed as top quilts, or are you gonna use one as a bottom quilt? If so, which is which? What was the problem with the head hole? BD