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    Member Ike's Avatar
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    My quilt homage to Ted Geisel

    Sometime the fun is in the creative process, rather than the finished product.
    I had the shell of an old down sleeping bag left after re-purposing the down into Topquilts. I hated to throw it out so one night last week I decided to make whatever I could from the pieces that were left. I ended up with what I am calling my hammock ‘Thneed’ as an homage to Dr. Seuss’ birth date of March 2.

    It's not really an UQ, not really square and not really...well not really anything in particular.

    I didn’t measure too closely or even bother to make the edges straight, I just folded it in half, sewed a seam and then cut off what was left over. The wings were made of the two pieces that were left. The main body measures 39"(at the head) / 26” wide (at the foot) x 40” long, it is sewn through design with 1.5” of loft and stuffed with about 4.8 oz of 550 FP truffula down. Total weight is 14.85 oz (truffula down is heavy you know).
    The wings are 5” wide each and the pointy ends came about because I got careless when cutting the fabric. I finished it off with lighter material for cinch tubes to make it match my two TQs.

    While it doesn’t do as many things as an actual Thneed, it works as:
    1) Extra torso insulation under TQ for 4am chills to extend TQ temp range
    2) Extra layer between a hammock and UQ for more core warmth
    3) Leg and foot insulation in the hammock
    4) Summer UQ - Small but since it is summer the TQ will fill gaps with warmth
    5) Pillow for my head (rolled up)
    6) Pillow for under my knees
    7) Torso wrap for under my jacket on those frosty mornings
    8) TQ for my youngest

    What else could I use this for?! I guess I’ll find out.

    Cheers
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    Last edited by Ike; 03-08-2014 at 02:11.

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    Senior Member Mountnman's Avatar
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    Nice repurposing of old gear
    "I love not man the less, but Nature more."
    Byron

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    I like. And the theme made me smile. I love me some Dr. Seuss!
    My head is an animal

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    Quote Originally Posted by boulderv7 View Post
    I like. And the theme made me smile. I love me some Dr. Seuss!
    Glad you appreciated it, the man was a genius.

    I think it would go great with this....(pic is from an art gallery in Brazil)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ike View Post
    Glad you appreciated it, the man was a genius.

    I think it would go great with this....(pic is from an art gallery in Brazil)
    Now THAT is a suessian hammock! Crazy!
    My head is an animal

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    I love Dr. Seuss, I used his books to work on my rehab after I had a Stroke, I did not have funding for therapy so I used what I knew about rehab and worked on myself. Dr. Seuss was a fun challenge.

    I would, could, use your creation as a lap robe for ridding in my daughters 1976 V W Bus. The darned thing does not have heat, plus the back windows do not close, it is naturally air conditioned year around. I about freeze myself to death riding in it, there does not seem to be enough clothing to put on to stay warm, plus I hate the bulk. Your creation would cover the front of me and cover my shoulders, which is where I need the extra coverage.

    Very creative, thank you for sharing.

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    Senior Member Scotty Von Porkchop's Avatar
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    I really like that as having multi use stuff is soo satisfying. I may have to give it a bash, well done BTW

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