wihunter1
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This is my first sewing project so excuse my lack of terminology or knowledge. I think it turned out pretty good and satisfies my wants and needs.Ill show my materials then explain why I choose them. I ordered all the material from Rip Stop By the Roll.
3 yards of 1.7 oz Robic XL Hybred ripstop nylon (black outside)
3 yards of 1.0 oz HyperD Diamond ripstop nylon (gray inside)
3 yards of 7.5 oz Climashield APEX 10 degree quilting
100% nylon thread
I used "Woodbow" on here as an excellent resource and thank you for the help! Now, I picked the internal and external material based on reviews and other peoples builds...I chose the 7.5oz APEX because I plan on using this mid september and possibly late october hunts. It might be a bit warm but as of now I wanted to make one that would be warm enough for 90% of the hunting I do and being a quilt, I can always uncover if I get warm. The specs on this quilt is 86" tall by 57" wide weighing 41oz. I am 170 lbs 5'11" and this goes over my head when laying in it. Obviously you could cut weight by making smaller but I didnt want to.
Lay all the material out starting from bottom APEX, Robic XL, HyperD (matte sides facing each other) Pin the whole outside and make a center line and measure ALL measurements off that. (still check measurements and squareness from every angle or line) Once you have lines drawn, cut and pin. I found it best to only pin the VERY outside of the fabric and nylon. (this helps with sewing as well) I left a 1" seam allowance, it might have been overkill but it worked very well for me. I then cut extra material once its sewn. I didnt put a zipper in but instead sewed a solid footbox in with a 15” circle and taper that went up to 31” I also put three tabs that I will use to secure it to the pad (check the drawing for measurements and locations.
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When making the circle, I found it helpful to divide the circle into equal parts then mark marks that coorispond on the flat bottom of the quilt so as you sew, the marks will align and you will be confident your two ends of the bag, and circle all meet at the same point.
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This project is quite easy I thought and I know its FAR from perfect but with the savings of a couple hundred dollars I think anyone with a sewing machine can tackle. I used my moms old Sears Kenmore and the project took me about 12 hours beginning to end. (not including multiple youtube videos and threads I read on here. I basically know nothing about sewing but from the help from the guys on here you can do it! I put this up so hopefully it helps someone else feel comfortable enough to make their own and save some money. Thanks for looking!
3 yards of 1.7 oz Robic XL Hybred ripstop nylon (black outside)
3 yards of 1.0 oz HyperD Diamond ripstop nylon (gray inside)
3 yards of 7.5 oz Climashield APEX 10 degree quilting
100% nylon thread
I used "Woodbow" on here as an excellent resource and thank you for the help! Now, I picked the internal and external material based on reviews and other peoples builds...I chose the 7.5oz APEX because I plan on using this mid september and possibly late october hunts. It might be a bit warm but as of now I wanted to make one that would be warm enough for 90% of the hunting I do and being a quilt, I can always uncover if I get warm. The specs on this quilt is 86" tall by 57" wide weighing 41oz. I am 170 lbs 5'11" and this goes over my head when laying in it. Obviously you could cut weight by making smaller but I didnt want to.
Lay all the material out starting from bottom APEX, Robic XL, HyperD (matte sides facing each other) Pin the whole outside and make a center line and measure ALL measurements off that. (still check measurements and squareness from every angle or line) Once you have lines drawn, cut and pin. I found it best to only pin the VERY outside of the fabric and nylon. (this helps with sewing as well) I left a 1" seam allowance, it might have been overkill but it worked very well for me. I then cut extra material once its sewn. I didnt put a zipper in but instead sewed a solid footbox in with a 15” circle and taper that went up to 31” I also put three tabs that I will use to secure it to the pad (check the drawing for measurements and locations.
When making the circle, I found it helpful to divide the circle into equal parts then mark marks that coorispond on the flat bottom of the quilt so as you sew, the marks will align and you will be confident your two ends of the bag, and circle all meet at the same point.
This project is quite easy I thought and I know its FAR from perfect but with the savings of a couple hundred dollars I think anyone with a sewing machine can tackle. I used my moms old Sears Kenmore and the project took me about 12 hours beginning to end. (not including multiple youtube videos and threads I read on here. I basically know nothing about sewing but from the help from the guys on here you can do it! I put this up so hopefully it helps someone else feel comfortable enough to make their own and save some money. Thanks for looking!