I have just completed my handmade down quilt project, using all fabrics and hardware from RBTR. I needed a lightweight quilt for 3 season use, that could still take me down to cold temperatures. I do most of my backpacking in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming, where it dips down below freezing most nights throughout summer. I used 1.1 oz ripstop nylon for the shell, and made the quilt the full width of the fabric, and about 79 inches long. Once it is all sewn together this leaves a finished size that I can pull all the way over my head, and is more than roomy enough to toss and turn. My next project will be another lighter topquilt for warmer temperatures, and for layering in the winter.
Cut fabric to size
Sew hem around all edges
Lay out baffles (I cut mine to 3 1/4" shooting for 2 1/2" with seam allowance.)
Sew on baffles to first side
Sew baffles to other side
Sew 3 sides together.
Down Stuffing-To stuff my down, I put my whole bag of down in a box on my scale. I then zeroed out the scale, and took out down and stuffed it into a cardboard tube until the scale was negative the amount I needed. Then I blew the down into the quilt.
Sew up the last side
Sew up the footbox
Add any accessories.
Required Materials:
1.1 oz ripstop, nylon 3 yards of each color No Seeum mesh 16 oz 825 fp down Gutterman thread Kam Snaps Shock Cord
