10-ish° Climashield Underquilt

**Wanderlost** · 12-07-2016, 18:13

Today, I feel like i truly bit off more than I could chew. I was asked to make a tarp and hammock for a buddy since he is become avidly interested in backpacking. As a side project/Christmas gift, I decided to make him an underquilt with CS 7.5. It was a decidedly ambitious endeavor and even more so when I saw how thick the stuff was. Needless to say, I plugged along with my many mistakes and completed it. My wife and everyone else says it looks great, but they like to lie to me to make me feel better.

First, does anyone have any tips for sewing something that thick should I somehow forget this painful experience of stitching, seam ripping, and restitching and decide to try again? Even lots of pins weren't a huge help.

I used doubled up sections of the fabric for the channels and ended them with 1.5" grosgrain. It turns out the 1.5" grosgrain I was going to use for the channels....well....wasn't wide enough.

All in all, it came out functional. There are definitely areas I dislike, mostly around the edges. It wound up narrower than planned due to the immense amount of fluff. It's 45" I had planned for 50".

So, honestly, opinions? Is it as bad and flawed as I see it or am I being a perfectionist?

I am dubbing it...until my friend takes possession....the purple people heater.

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**KingsFord** · 12-07-2016, 18:35

Don't be so hard on yourself, its looks fine and your friend will appreciate the warmth.

**Calebreth** · 12-07-2016, 18:35

Any stuff sack for it? I've always wanted to see how far this material would pack down. Pics if you get there or have them please!

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**Monkeyboy42** · 12-07-2016, 18:44

It looks great in pics. He will be plenty warm.

**KINGLONESTAR** · 12-07-2016, 18:47

Looks great to me! I'm sure it's not as perfect as you wanted or you envisioned but as Sarge says in one of his videos, "We're buildin' a quilt, not a watch...doesn't have to be perfect." Keep up the good work and make more stuff!

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**Tyst Död** · 12-07-2016, 20:51

Tell me about it. Try working with CS 10.
The UQ was way easier then the TQ...at least for me.
Made the shell first then sewed on the CS. It wasn't fun but I muscled through it. I ran 2 rows of stitching on the CS before attaching it to the shell. It helped glide over it easier. I used the regular foot.
Honestly I see why no one offers 10 quilts. They don't pack down too we'll but it works well and us fairly light for it's size.

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**Tyst Död** · 12-07-2016, 20:53

Originally Posted by Calebreth

Any stuff sack for it? I've always wanted to see how far this material would pack down. Pics if you get there or have them please!

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That's a 10oz UQ 7.3 x 4.3.
It goes on sled. Is for winter use.

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**Calebreth** · 12-07-2016, 20:55

Thanks for the pic! Helps a lot now I want to make one and will do so because of this pic. I know it will be a bit bigger because I want it 83" long and 50" wide.

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**Tyst Död** · 12-07-2016, 21:01

It's warm. That's for sure. Works well. Had it down to 22 so far. Suppose to get to 5 on Friday when I go out again...so we shall see.

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**willys05tj** · 12-07-2016, 21:45

Looks good. I made a TQ & UQ using 5 oz Shield. The directions I had said to see with Shield side up and ripstop underneath, but with the extra Shield on the sides it would be hard to sew a seam. So I sewed it ripstop up and Shield on the bottom and it worked great. I used ripstop channels not grosgrain and it has worked just fine for me. The only issue I ran into was sewing the foot box.

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