Finished! (DIY primaloft UQ)

**futbolfreak08** · 10-18-2011, 23:26

So, yesterday, the last of my materials came in for my primaloft UQ. As soon as the little one was in bed, i was measuring and cutting. Thanks to my wife, that didn't take 4 days (as it would if i had been doing it by myself).

I decided to go with ~60x46" for the total dimensions. i was initially going to try for a differential cut with 48" on the bottom layer and 46" on the top, but i realized that i forgot to do the pleats after i finished the seam on the last of the 4 sides. i don't know that it would have made much of a difference anyways. from what i understand, primaloft is not quite as ornery as IX about having lots of airspace in between.

I used 2 layers of primaloft that i got from http://therainshed.com/. One layer was 3 oz the other was 4 oz so i have a total of 7 oz of primaloft sandwiched between two layers of 1.1 oz ripstop from http://www.diygearsupply.com/ Based on what i've read other places, i'm hoping this will get me down into the 20's. Does this sound about right?

it compresses pretty well. i made a stuff sack for it (don't know that i'll use the stuff sack though, because i kinda botched that part of the project) that's pretty tight, but i could compress it down more if i wanted to. it's probably a little bigger than a football in the stuff sack, but like i said, it can compress smaller.

This diy thing gets addicting. i'm sure this isn't the prettiest UQ out there, but there's something really satisfying about knowing that i made it. also learned several things that will make it much easier for next time. here's a couple pics (yes, it did happen)

**fosho4** · 10-18-2011, 23:40

Looks good!
Going to order my stuff for one tomorrow.
Are you going to be able to test it out anytime soon?

**futbolfreak08** · 10-18-2011, 23:44

I'm gonna try to set it up in the back yard tomorrow night. probably won't sleep overnight though, too many barking dogs

hopefully i'll get on the trail this weekend for a real test, but that depends on my work schedule.

**Fish<><** · 10-19-2011, 00:55

Did you quilt this at all or just sew it between 2 layers of nylon?

**G.L.P.** · 10-19-2011, 01:02

looks good

you might want to put a few quilting loops in it to keep the insulation from pulling away from each other.... and to keep it from bunching up from being stuff in a stuff sack over time

**PuckerFactor** · 10-19-2011, 01:20

That's a beautiful quilt you've got there! Looks mighty nice from here. I'm loving that brown fabric, might have to get me some for my next whatever I make.

You should be just about right for a 20's quilt.

PF

**Yukon** · 10-19-2011, 06:34

I like it, very nice. Thanks for providing the links to the Primaloft, I have been trying to find where I could get some...

**Les Rust** · 10-19-2011, 07:05

Looks great! I'm with PF on that nice brown color! I, too, was wondering about any quilting on the Primaloft. I've got a top quilt that I did Ray Jardine style with some quilting loops spaced out about every foot or so--seems to pack well and stay pretty even in terms of the insulation staying in one place. Let us know how it works for you.

**futbolfreak08** · 10-19-2011, 07:13

Originally Posted by G.L.P.

looks good

you might want to put a few quilting loops in it to keep the insulation from pulling away from each other.... and to keep it from bunching up from being stuff in a stuff sack over time

Thanks. i was wondering about quilting loops. i meant to ask about it in the opening post, but it was around midnight and i was so tired i wasn't thinking straight. any suggestions on how to put quilt loops in it? do i need to use any special thread or can i just use the gutermanns thread that i used for the rest of the sewing?