My first attempt at a top quilt

**ecologito** · 01-18-2018, 12:44

Howdy,

I have been reading quite a bit about diy gear and after reading pharmageek's post and watching jellyfish's youtube videos I decided to try it myself. I have 1oz hyperD baffle material and 500 grams of down.

I truly have no clue what I'm doing so I am learning and finding out as I go.[AIMG]IMG_6080.jpg[/AIMG] don't pay much attention to my drawings as I am fiddling with the numbers as I go and the diameter of the footbox is only 12 inches not 42

And the butchering begins

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I will post progress and my learning experience.

**ecologito** · 01-21-2018, 09:19

After cutting my fabric I noticed that the blue and the grey had a different feeling. I am wondering if the blue is calendared and the grey is not. One does have a flat and shiny side and the other one does not. I have reached out to RSBTR to see if they can find out. More to come as I try to make some progress.

**ecologito** · 01-23-2018, 21:44

Made some progress tonight cutting the baffles. The next step, a lot of sewing and finish that baby formula
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**Scouter_Ken** · 01-23-2018, 22:34

You can save a huge amount of time by purchasing the 50' segments of noseeum baffle material from Ripstop. It is available in 3 widths. Made recent builds a lot easier

**ecologito** · 01-24-2018, 19:54

Originally Posted by Scouter_Ken

You can save a huge amount of time by purchasing the 50' segments of noseeum baffle material from Ripstop. It is available in 3 widths. Made recent builds a lot easier

Well... I will have to do that next time around. I am done cutting baffles so now onto sewing

**jellyfish** · 01-25-2018, 13:49

Excellent!!! How is it coming?

**ecologito** · 02-03-2018, 11:27

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So far so good

**Dublinlin** · 02-03-2018, 11:40

You’re braver than I am! I’ve DIY’d with Climashield but never attempted a down project! Good luck with your build!!!

**ecologito** · 02-03-2018, 15:15

Originally Posted by Dublinlin

You’re braver than I am! I’ve DIY’d with Climashield but never attempted a down project! Good luck with your build!!!

Thank you, ripstop by the roll sent me the correct grey fabric. Kudos to their customer service, they are outstanding. I highly recommend them and would not look anywhere else for diy supplies unless they don't have it.