I've nearly finished my top quilt. It's specs are: 2" baffles, 55" wide at head, 45" wide at foot 7" long. Used 1.1 from DIY Gear Supply, and KMart down pillows.
Ive not yet put drawstrings or footbox closures on it (thinking of using Magnets), but I have a bit of an issue. It doesn't loft nearly as well as I had hoped. I did the math for 550 FP down and 30% overfill and I think I could have doubled the down. If I hold it by one side the down flows down the baffles and the top is very thin. I think I'll cut open one side and stuff more in. I've got a pillow and a half left (or maybe more) and I'm not going for a SUL quilt.
I used 18.5oz of down.
Anyway see pics below.
Cutting Baffles
Layout Top Shell
Prepping to sew baffles to top
Baffles sewn to top
Layout of Bottom.
Sewing a baffle to bottom.
And, I got tired of taking pics here. Turns out stuffing down was surprisingly easy. I used a bit of TP tube stuck into a sandwich bag held closed by a clothespin. I crammed it through the tube into the bag, filled it, held it closed with the clothespin and weighed it. Easy. Just dont forget to subtract the tare weight of the bag and clothespin.
Done.. top.
And another...
Sorry for the sideways pics.
--Matt
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