| Down Requirements
| Length | 78
| Width | 59
| Loft | 2
| Total Cubic Inches | 9,204
| Down fp | 950
| OZ needed | 9.688421053
| Overstuff % | 30.0%
| Total OZ of Down needed to order | 12.59
| 1) lay out material and cut to length , and cut in tapers.
| Use tape and heavy weights to hold down and prevent fabric from moving
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| 2) Lay out Karo step baffles , find middle length and width
| divide length by 4 and width by 5 rough estimate .
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| 3) do both outer and inner shell the same dimensions and karo step
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| 4) fold over a 1/2 inch and stitch the outer hem
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| 5) attach garment loops to inside (shine Side)of shell line up with baffle line
| attach foot box loop to outside of fabric (dull Side) and fold back, this will prevent feeling it while sleeping
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| 6) install eyelets for draw string shock cord (reinforce for strength)
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| 7) tape baffles in place on one of the shells , sew in place
| attach to inside shell check often to correct any mistakes quickly
| double stich all connection seams
| 8) sew in triangle reinforcement for sewn foot box cut , fold and sew
| install it where taper starts between the two shells with triangle pointing down on one side
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| 9) sew two shell together at the top , remember to sew in channel for shock cord
| double stich all sides , but leave a hole for the down
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| 10) triangle side and the bottom sew together
| after you should have 3 sides sewn together top, side and bottom
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| 11) turn bag inside out and sew the foot box. Place triangle side between the two shells and sew
| together . After stitching together fold over and flat stich it to make a smooth seam
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| FOOT BOX
| 12) measure the opening on the end
| 13) cut it , hem it and add baffles and stich it , re-measure before stuffing
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| 14) with shell turned inside out sew box on to the two shells
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| 15) compress down and fill bag - I modified a wet/dry vac to suck the down from the bags and blow it into the TQ
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| 16) sew close opening
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| shake the bag or put in dryer with tennis balls to spread down
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