My first down underquilt DIY - a step by step tutorial

**Xtrm tj** · 10-20-2014, 12:42

Very nice workmanship!!!!

**raneyda** · 10-20-2014, 13:42

Originally Posted by gidgetgirl

Hey guys,

I have completed my first DIY down underquilt, and I took pictures along the way and made them into a tutorial of sorts. I know other tutorials here helped me tremendously so I thought I'd do the same in case someone might like it. I did not use grosgrain for the channels, instead I integrated them from the nylon and am happy with how that turned out. Total cost of materials was somewhere around $90 I think.

I think this would be considered a easy/moderate difficulty project, leaning more towards moderate. For sewing you don't need anything other than a straight stitch, but the nylon can be tricky slippery to work with especially if you're doing hand pleats along the way - that was the most difficult part.

I'm happy with how it turned out, I kind of wish I needed another one because it was so fun! Thanks

Here is the album with description: http://imgur.com/a/nwn64

It looks great. I have been planning / designing an UQ and this is helpful. That calculator spreadsheet is awesome!! What is your length x wide and how much down did you use? I am targeting a 20 degree down UQ with 60x48 dimensions. I am curious though why you chose the 'notched' approach to the channels as well. Where the diagonal seems on the corners just for re-enforcment on the right angle cuts for the channels?

**Cedar1974** · 10-20-2014, 18:08

Only 2 questions.

1. Where did you get that huge bag of down?

2. How much did that much down cost?

**Eiscir** · 10-20-2014, 18:45

Nice job! I really need to get myself working on my DIY to-do list.

**gidgetgirl** · 10-20-2014, 18:48

Originally Posted by Cedar1974

Only 2 questions.

1. Where did you get that huge bag of down?

2. How much did that much down cost?

I got the down from www.downlinens.com. They sell by the pound and that big bag is 1 lb. They have many different options to choose from so the price varies, but you can see them all on their website.

**gidgetgirl** · 10-20-2014, 18:52

Originally Posted by raneyda

It looks great. I have been planning / designing an UQ and this is helpful. That calculator spreadsheet is awesome!! What is your length x wide and how much down did you use? I am targeting a 20 degree down UQ with 60x48 dimensions. I am curious though why you chose the 'notched' approach to the channels as well. Where the diagonal seems on the corners just for re-enforcment on the right angle cuts for the channels?

Well.. all of this information is in the album, but anyway... The dimensions are 40" x 50", and I used a total of 7.5 oz of down (0.75 oz per baffle except the middle 3 which have 1 oz each). The notches are so that I could hem the raw edges to have less raw edge exposed in the end. And yes for the last question.

**Wkerber** · 10-20-2014, 19:01

Very nice tutorial.

WV · 10-20-2014, 19:02

GG, I confess when I saw "my first ..." and "tutorial" in the thread title, I was thinking oxymoron, but you were wise to presume to teach us, because you've got plenty to offer to us nubes. Fantastic job. You've got a future. Stick around.

**McSasQuatch** · 10-20-2014, 22:33

Originally Posted by WV

GG, I confess when I saw "my first ..." and "tutorial" in the thread title, I was thinking oxymoron, but you were wise to presume to teach us, because you've got plenty to offer to us nubes. Fantastic job. You've got a future. Stick around.

Yep, no excuses now...