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How hard is it to put a headhole in the middle of a down quilt?
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Oct 23, 2011 at 1:53 pm #1281006
Since I now have a down quilt on order, I was wondering how tough it would be to put a headhole in it ala Sierra Sniveler. Any hints or suggestion? I'm picturing myself sitting in the middle of thousands of down clusters lol
Oct 24, 2011 at 9:51 pm #1794655A smiley face shape is great because it keeps your head warm as well. No need to make a hole, just a cut and sew.
Oct 25, 2011 at 3:01 am #1794695Do you mean under controlled conditions at home, or accidentally in the middle of the night in the field?
:-)Cheers
Oct 25, 2011 at 10:43 pm #1795101I've added head holes like the JRB quilts to my last two quilt projects. I'm not sure if the quilt that you ordered is baffled or sewn-thru. It would probably be a lot easier on a sewn-thru quilt. I have been making quilts with 1" to 1 3/4" baffles and adding the head hole to the middle baffle. It wouldn't be too difficult to just push all of the down to one side on your new quilt, then add something like this and sew it back up. Here's a few photos of the process. Good luck!
Oct 26, 2011 at 2:42 am #1795115The quilt I ordered is baffled.
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