Today I finished my first top quilt. I think I'm going to call it the 'Double Down.' Double the insulation and double the camo. I used the instructions from diygearsupply.com as my template and it came together pretty well. For the outer layer I used a poncho liner.
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The insulation is Climahield APEX 5 oz from ripstopbytheroll, plus the little bit of insulation from the poncho liner. The Climashield gave me a few more problems then I thought it would after having read about how easy it was to work with. Well, really the only problem besides bulk was that some of filaments would snag on the presser foot. This caused me to either go much slower and keep the Climashield really pressed down as it came to the presser foot or continually stop and free the filaments from the foot.
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The inside layer is 1.1 Marpat ripstop nylon from MagnaFacbrics.
I went with velcro like the plans called for instead of snaps or a zipper. We'll see how I like it and if it will hold up. But I figured being in Florida, this quilt will only see so much use.
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Right now, the only issue I'm having is I can't seem to get the foot box cinched up tight enough.
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I used 1.5" gross grain to bind the bottom and create a channel. Then I ran some mason line through the channel. Maybe I need some stout line? I'm not sure, but there doesn't seem to be any more slack to take up.
Overall, I'm very happy with how this project turned out. It isn't perfect but it should do. Hopefully I can't get the foot box figured out. If I can't, I'll plug it up with some extra fabric or reflectix. Either way I plan on taking with me this weekend to the FHV, so I'm hoping for some cold temperatures!
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