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Ok. Does this sound right then? 6 inch baffles at the middle become 4 5/8" at the ends. The two pieces of the shell are the same length, so the long edges match up. Then the pleats take in the additional material on the outside shell so that they are the same width at the end?
I think my brain got twisted looking at this picture of Dalton's quilt.
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...hp?i=9356&c=13
The baffles looked like they were constant width, when I first saw the pic. Trick of perspective I guess... Now things make more sense...
There are some things left out of that example, but it sounds about right. With the amount you pleat it, will the top and bottom be the same width in the ends, if so you are good to go.
Dalton's example uses very long pleats. I make mine barely go past the hem. I'm not saying one is better as I really don't know and think it doesn't matter much. The longer pleats would make it thicker in the middle and that may be advantageous to fight CBS.
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You pretty much hit the nail on the head I think. That is a Crowsnest that I talked Dalton though. he did a great job on it I must say! Each chamber does in fact have a long pleat at each end. If it has not been said, do not forget to add a little to the outside of the edge chambers to allow them to stay uncompressed.
The tapering of the chambers just gets the end of the quilt a little closer to the desired shape. I like to leave it a little wider so the shock cord in the end channel can conform to any moving around the user might do...
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Ah, Ok. So your pleats mostly just to take care of the extra fabric on the outer shell, rather than shaping the UQ?
Maybe asymmetrical pleats would be a good compromise. Long pleats under the legs, then short pleats like yours under the head end, to keep more down under the back and shoulders.
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I simply fold a pleat in the edge of the outer fabric as I feed it into the thread injector. So, if the inside baffle spacing is 5 inches and the outside spacing is 6 inches, I simply fold that extra inch on the outside into a pleat, as I sew the edge seam.
In this example, a pleat with a finished width of 1/2 inch will take up the extra 1 inch of material.
I helps to fold the pleat toward you as you feed it in, that way the presser foot lays ithe material down flat as it pulls it in.
I am so struggling with understanding this. Maybe I just need to practice on some cheap material and see if I can figure it out. I'm a very visual learner, so maybe because I've not seen the process, I'm just not taking it in.
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