How to Make a Down Quilt DIY MYOG
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- FREE quilt pattern generator available for download on my website:
dubberdesigns.com/downloads/d...
It is designed to used with the construction methods shown in this video.
Questions? Comment below, or email directly at dubberdesigns@gmail.com
update .. built my bag 3 years ago because of this video... bag is still going strong in fact i plan on building a warmer weather version... thanks for putting in the time to make this video..
You may not think you have sewing skills, and yet, you worked with materials that are a sewer's nightmare. You remind me of how my brother was on the machine...a speed demon, despite my teaching him different...it's all good, :) Thx for taking the time to film this. I'm sure it's inspired many to make their own gear, customized, save a wad of cash, & most of all...feel great about their accomplishments. Much appreciated.
great video. I watched this over the summer. made the quilt using 16oz of 850 fill power down. the whole quilt weights only 22 oz. just recently went on a hiking trip from telico gap to cold springs shelter on the A.T during a winter storm. it got down to about 2° that morning yet I stayed toasty warm with this quilt. thanks for taking the time to make the video.
Really glad to hear it! its inspiring to receive comments and messages like this!
Thank you for this comment, it’s always difficult to take abstract metrics to usable “comfort levels” in the real world.
Just finished my first karo step topquilt. Whew, was that labor intensive. Couldn't have done it without your videos on build and planning. Also made several down beanies from the template available for purchase on your website. Both turned out great, thanks to you. Thanks for the feedback and assistance.
Thank you for making this video! I just ordered materials to make a quilt for my bf and this was very well documented and detailed so I feel confident that I can make him a great quality quilt now that I know exactly what to do. I'll probably end up making myself one too. Very well done!
Many Thanks for taking us all the way through that. It really filled in a lot of gaps for me.
Thanks for doing a demo of you sewing that other side of the baffle, it actually put it all together in my head.
I was considering doing this because of the concerns over the PFC-based DWR coating on both hydrophobic down AND pertex quantum fabric. Both the fabric AND down contain PFAS, specifically PFHxA, which are both 'forever chemicals' that are carcinogenic, affect human's endrocrine systems, reproductive systems and so much more. They are also bioaccumulative, which means your body doesn't really get rid of them well. Katabatic and other manufactures still use this harmful chemical for marginal improvements in water resistance in my opinion. Thanks for making this tutorial, it was very detailed! Fair warning, though; next time, contain the down feathers & fabrics containing PFAS inside, and wear protective equipment like disposable rubber gloves after coming into contact with these chemicals.
and WOW your website is awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos, they are so extremely in depth and we really need that to make our own builds successful.
Dubber, that was one great tutorial. Thanks for sharing your skills and design. We get plenty of rainy days here in the UK., and now I have the time to use them constructively on some projects...a quilt could just materialise from the next ones.
Tremendous video! Thanks so much for walking us through it. Gives me confidence to one day do my own quilt!
Such a valuable video! I want to make an inner tent liner and I hadn't considered your baffle technique. My only suggestion would be to put multiple cam's, mounted on tripods with autofocus OFF - focus manually (at the floor, sewing machine foot etc) and set the F number as high as possible (close down the lens) with several LED lights (available pretty cheap at HD/Lowes). That way your cam won't seek to find the best focus.
Any decent lens, closed down should have several feet of depth of field .
Thank-you!
Amazing work! Kudos to you for forging through until you got it how you want it! Thanks for passing on the work arounds to the obstacles!
I watched this a couple times and it helped immensely with my quilt. Thanks for the detail and thought.
This has been a huge help thank you. One thing i have found out once you put your Karo lines on the first cut out (either top or bottom). It helped me on the second.....once i got the outside cut out to the same Length and Width I lined up the edges with the first cut out with the karo marks on it, and marked where the lines go on the second. it worked out great and saved me a lot of time measuring the second Karo lines.
Amazing video. I was going to bookmark it for later but I ended up watching the whole thing. Thanks for this.
I'm planning on starting mine tonight, had to do a re-watch to get all the details. Despite all of the educational content, my favorite part may be the squirming around on the floor like a big green caterpillar
someone may have mentioned it in the comments already, but have you ever considered just putting the mouth of the bag that contains the down inside the mouth of the quilt and shaking the down into the quilt? Do you see any problems with that method? Seems like it would be less of a mess and hassle.
Thank you so much for making this. There is a severe lack of detailed tutorials on how to actually sew a quilt.
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very informative video. Especially for a non sewer. Great job!
Wow, thank you so much for all the detailed instruction you put into this video. I am going to tackle my own and I will refer to your video many times! I'm using your idea on the layout of the karo step pattern too. Nicely simplified! Thanks again!
Thank you for taking the time to do this! This helped me so much.
Thank you for sharing this project with us my brother!
Stay safe and keep having fun!
Thanks so much for this video! I just finished making a down quilt thanks to your instructions and template generator.
Effort hugely appreciated...! Thanks man
Really impressed by this video! I'm watching it for the second time, as all my supplies from RBTR have arrived... thanks for the awesome, in depth info! (Actually, the supplies for both the quilt and tent have arrived - inspired by your tent video, as well. Mine will be almost exactly the same, but solo sized...)
Very nice DIY tutorial on how to make the top quilt. Start to finish....Yhe amazing thing is that I didn't realize the video was that long....awesome...Thanks so much for making this, enjoy the outdoors!!
I just completed my own 20° top quilt this weekend, and your video helped a lot with the planning and execution. Thanks for sharing it!
20 Fahrenheit yes?
@@jerryscanas Yes.
Finally finished my quilt! I used your videos exclusively as my model for doing it. I made a few adjustments to it though. First was that I did no taper at all. The reason for doing this project was that I get super claustrophobic in mummy bags and can't use them, so wanted to make it as big and wide as possible. I did a rectangular footbox, but didn't angle it. Lastly, I did small baffles in the end of the footbox as well. Thank you SO much for this fantastic video! It's the only one of its kind on here.
Wish I could post a photo of it
Great video, man! Thanks for putting the time in on camera. Very helpful.
Dude, you are hilarious! I'm glad you have a cat (hope she/he is still with you). I learned a lot. I am inspired by your work. And, you have a beautiful beard! Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise. Great Vid (two thumbs up!)
wow!
great, thank you.
lots of details, record every steps.
great job!
Thanks for the vicarious experience! Ordered all of the materials and will be using your video to help me maintain my sanity through the process. Best Regards, Grapenut
good luck!
Amazing! Thank you so much for this guide. Best resource yet.
Very good instructions! I'd call you a top notch seamer! I'm a seamstress and I couldnt have done better.
very nice and thankyou. i appreciate the time and instruction you put into this video. i think ill pull the old Brother sewing machine out of the garage and figure out how it works. recently i wandered around the fabric store with my girlfriend and noticed several bolts of ripstop fabric that would be perfect for this project. im on a mission now !
haha good to hear!
Made a sub 1lb quilt (just over 15 oz) based on what you did in this video. It kept me very warm in 20 degrees (in a tent on a pad). Can’t wait to test its limits and see how versatile it is.
Great video, thank you for being so detailed!
inspiring! i'm in the mental prep stage for the fair weather hiking season and is getting the brain cells excited. thanks
Thanks man, thats what Im aiming for!
Hey man, I'm not sure how often you check this channel, but I just wanted to say thanks. I just finished making my top quilt and it was largely due to this video. I must have watched it at least 8 times. There would have been no way I would have learned to do this. Any way, thanks so much. Really very appreciated.
Ryan Saul thanks for the kind words man! Really good to hear when it helps people. More videos coming shortly!
Love your videos. So far I’ve made 2 UL hammocks, 2 Sil nylon tarps and a down underquilt. And they turned out well. Less one tarp, which is not a great design. Next up the quilt…thanks for the tips. I think I will start tonight!
Just wanted to say thanks! Made my first quilt and owe to this video. Thanks again!
Thanks for the comment!
Just wanted to say I think you did a really great job! Looks awesome & perfect for your needs.
Thanks!
Awesome video!!! Outstanding work. Thanks for sharing...
I just made a synthetic quilt and it was so much easier than I expected! Trying to figure out how to do down next
awesome video man....gonna start my build just after Christmas! I have a similar looking brother machine I just got after having far too many issues with a hand me down Kenmore gifted to me. I plan on doing a square footbox as well, although I think I will not sew through mine and make it an additional continuous chamber as I hope to get mine down to say 20 degrees and want feet super warm. again, great tutorial!!
Awesome job constructing this. Curved seams are not easy I had to lol at you tossing your sewing notions and supplies on the floor.
Awesome vid. brought us right there in the room with you.
Great detailed video! Really learnt a lot watching this. Thank you. Keep them coming :)
This out door stuff really messes with my ADHD.
thanks followed this video exactly and made my top quilt it turned out great and also made one according to your bottom quilt turned out equally as well so thanks for the detailed video
Thanks Tim, its awesome to get comments like this!
good video man, cant wait for another one!!
Awesome vid. I will try to transfer the down by putting the bag of down in the sleeping bag an then turning the bag of down inside out. Sounds good to me , hope it works.
Who taught you the trade? I remember my mother rearranged the down quilts she brought from Italy . The down was the finest and she saved for many years. I tried to keep but I couldn't. I remember the lining had to be of a very tight weave. To keep the down from escaping. The down , when I threw it away 59 years old and had kept us very warm during ww2 in the mountains of Assisi when escapin the air raid. Thank for you video.
There is a wealth of information on the internet regarding this kind of stuff. A couple good forums are backpackinglight.com and hammockforums.net. TH-cam is also an excellent resource.
As for sewing in general, i learned from TH-cam and trial and error. Its much easier than it looks!
+dubber : thank you for you replay. It is a pleasure to see young people devoting their time to keep old trades from disappearing in an industrial world, too industrial that takes the pleasure of working and creating with one's own hands away from young people. Thanks for making good memories come back to me.
Great video and thanks for sharing.
Great vid, love karo step, the ability to move down around is the next generation of insulation much more versatile, i made a quilt recently on my channel and tried a new type of karo step design to provide more resistance to the down works a treat, put the down where you want it then it stays there :)
Great vid its really a lot of work to film it all as well as make it :)
Man this is awesome, and you look like like HowToBasic, but better!
I'm looking forward to do my firs quilt!
You got mad skillz!!!!
keep doing tutorial videos ! very nice!
great job! This seemed much more daunting before watching your video.
Great video. Thank you very much.
Great video and resource! Do you have a video on making the down hood you showed in this one?
Thanks, this really helped me with my first quilt.
Great to hear that!
Hey nice vid. Thank you. I have a suggestion in the method of transferring the down so it's not so messy. Make your opening bigger between the two shells. Compress the down as you did. Cut the bag holding the down up to where the down is,. Insert bag which is holding the down into the larger opening of the two shells, and scoop out the down inside the shells. Maybe not as messy? Just a thought. Again thanks for the vid. Robin
great video! thank you.
Super job!
Awesome man! Great attention to detail in general and thanks for the pattern as well! I know the feeling with camera focusing days... content rocks it though!
Great video. Thanks
Amazing! Thanks!!!
Thanks for the tutorial! I am not planning on a quilt, but I have gained the confidence to make my own Parachute!....And I have you to thank...
Great job! Thanks!
Any links for that thru-hiker backpack kit mentioned at the beginning of the video?
Thanks for these videos Dubber, they are really inspiring! I am wondering why you use a footbox on your quilts? Why not cinch up the bottom like you do around your shoulders? I am a newby hammock camper and am just curious about the pros and cons
Great job dude thanks
Gonna make one of these very soon! I have my fabric and baffles and my plans drawn out. I am having trouble finding those little metal eyelets. Where can I get those and that tool to put them on?
Very informative, this is such a good resource. I think I'm going to give this a shot! I'm am curious, where do you source your down?
What did the total cost come to of the materials?
A couple of quick questions to help me in my ignorance.
1)The small loops on the sides are for what? Something with a pad?
2) there ae no snaps or anything to close the sides? Are they needed?
Great tutorial. I ma so looking forward to getting started. the square vs circular footbox is huge. TY
I'm having the hardest time transferring down to my long tubular baffles, any suggestions for the down transfer?
Hey dubber. Awesome vid, but I wanted to ask if there was any easier way that you have found to stuff down since filming this vid? thanks
How much down you have used? What is the temperature range? Thank you
Amazing tutorial. Truly appreciate you showing the whole process. Great work!
Also, it's been a while since I used a sewing machine - is there a specific length between the needle holes you set the machine to or is it just at the stock (or only) setting for the thin material?
Scott Haney I typically just start with the default then only adjust it or the thread tension if it's not working well for whatever fabric I'm using. Most of the time the default setting work perfect, but sometimes I have to loosen or tighten the thread tension
Sounds good. Thanks for the info. Going to have to try my hand at one of these.
Does anyone know if this is the thru-hiker momentum 90 in evergreen?
When sewing the triangle piece for the foot box around 54:00, would it be better/acceptable to do a zig zag stitch to allow it to flex rather than going for reinforcement and strength?
great craftsmanship bro,do you mind to share the costs for such a quilt(at the time you've made it)thank you and be well
What sewing machine would you recommend on amazon in the 200 or under 200 dollar range. Or do I need to step up to a bigger machine due to not having enough table? Thanks to for the tutorial. Subscribed
Thanks for the video. I have not tried this so this is not in any way a slam just wondering if it would work. Take the white bag the down came in, sliding it through the baffle then opening it to release the down. You might try untying the white bag then twisting the opening closed so you would then untwist it once you have positioned it inside the baffle. I hope this may work for you and reduce your labor. Thanks again for all the info.
Where did you get the green ripstop fabric
Really great video - do you think this would be a suitable first project for someone? (little sewing experience, but need a quilt!)
Yes, i think so. All things considered it is not a very difficult project - just take your time and think about what youre doing before you do it
Which brother sewing machine do you use? I'm in the market to start diy myog projects
I'm looking forward to trying this. How do you wash your quilts? My wife keeps asking. Does the down stay where it belongs? Do you dry clean them?
Where did you buy the Down?
How many ounces of 950 fill did this take to fill it up???
Can you find the link for that backpack?
Awesome work! What kind of eyelets did you use? I've tried a few different ones and they just always seem to tear right through the fabric.
+Jeff Sample
Unfortunately I don't remember the exact brand but I think I posted a link to them in one of my threads over at hammockforums if you do a quick search. Sorry for the delayed response!
Great video, just what I was looking for. Have you tried packing all the down into a plastic tube and then squeezing it out into each baffle? I have not tested this theory, just wondering if it has been tried before.
+BAXR6T4
have not tried that, but i'd imagine if your'e going to pack the down in a plastic tube, minus well skip a step and pack it straight into the quit, right?
Badass man
How much did it cost to make that. The down alone is pretty pricey and I would probably have to make 3 to make it worth while?
I liked the look of the down hood. Do you have a source for those little eyelets? The only ones I can find are either too large or they're metal, and I'd be concerned about a sharp metal edge with such delicate fabric
Any Chance you have your plans for this that you would be willing to email to me?Also, have you thought about making the snap tabs a bit longer on the inside of the bag to put the eyelets through for strength?Would you please list your sources for the materials (I.e. shell and down mostly)
Ive had this request quite a bit so I will do my best to remember and put them in the comments. However, there is alwasy new material new sources for material springing up so it is best to do a bit of research! As for patterns, Im also getting this request quite a bit. If I continue to get alot of requests I will make a separate video about it because it is complicated and will be different for everyone.
Where did you get the down?
Hi dubber, at 1:17 (stuffing down). I was wondering if you've ever tried using some type of funnel? Thanks for your post.
never tried that... could work though