Wings on Nunatak

Before I ever took a seam ripper to a piece of gear or a sewing machine to expensive fabric I first went to my local Goodwill and purchased an old pack and an old sleeping bag to practice on.

Yes it takes time but you'll have the peace of mind knowing that when you make a mistake it doesn't matter. You'll immediately learn from that mistake so as not to make it on the $300 piece of equipment. Also, your skill in sewing will be markedly better even on just your second attempt.

Thanks for the comment.

Learning to sew is a project I have for this spring, but I'm also concerned about construction methods.

If I add wings to my Ghost, I assume that I'll have to use the right combination of stitches and thread choice to make them strong enough that they won't rip off when I roll on them, but not so "overstitched" as to weaken the existing construction or put too much strain on the very light fabric that's already there and already stitched.

That's what made me think of glue: that way I don't interfere with Nunatak's work at all and even if it's an ounce heavier I can be confident that it's going to stay on or not pull the bag apart if it does rip off.

That said, these are all assumptions. Would you recommend that I learn to sew in a straight line and then add the wings that way?

Brian, it really would not be to tough of a job, but a sewing disaster could spell a disaster for the quilt. i would deffinitly recomend some practice aswell, if your going to use some light dwr nylon for your draft control flaps, order an extra yard or so and just go to town, see which stitch length works which seam, a mini mock up of what you plan etc.
good luck and let us know!