Planning my first DIY UQ. I've noticed that at least some people use netting as baffle fabric. Is there a risk that the down move towards the channels in the middle of the UQ by time?
Planning my first DIY UQ. I've noticed that at least some people use netting as baffle fabric. Is there a risk that the down move towards the channels in the middle of the UQ by time?
It won't move enough to matter.Originally Posted by Margj
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Since most quilt makers are using netting, I guess it's not an issue. I guess the down moves in both directions equally. The baffles are really only to give the quilt structure and prevent it from becoming a pillow, not stand-alone compartments.
Netting is the preferred baffle material because it is light and comparatively inexpensive. You could use silk or some other type of baffle material.
Most of us give our quilt a shake to be sure the down is evenly distributed along its channel. The light shake and fluff gives a even layer of down.
Last edited by IRONFISH45; 09-07-2017 at 21:53.
Down moves by itself anyway my using the quilt. Often you need to shake it where you want it to go. I don't bother sewing the ends of my baffles because I don't think enough down will migrate from channel to channel and it mostly stays where it is unless you shake it anyway.
Netting is easy to sew, cheap, and allows air to move throughout the quilt. I run the baffles lengthwise because I think that it's more likely that down will travel up/down the quilt but not much. I'd be more concerned with widthwise baffles allowing the down to move from the top of the quilt (where I need the down) to the sides due to movement/gravity, leaving the top sparsely populated.
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