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With a new addition to our family, I knew I'd have lots of time inside the house this winter, so I ordered some materials for making a woobie type blanket.
I used Climashield Apex 5 oz. and am happy with it.
For fabric I got some 1.1 oz foliage ripstop on Ebay. It doesn't hardly weigh anything, but is not durable at all. As I was fastening everything together, my wifes cat jumped on the dog, the dog got mad, bit the fabric out of frustration, and immediately put holes in it. My Kifaru woobie wouldn't have been damaged at all, but the light ripstop didn't fare so well.
As far as the sewing went, it was actually quite easy to do. I hadn't touched a sewing machine since 7th grade home ec class. It took me about 5 hours to make the blanket, but that included teaching myself how to thread the sewing machine, sewing a few test strips, and about an hour of troubleshooting when the machine kept jamming on me (threading error). I bought a big pack of the Acco binder clips and clipped the insulation and fabric together every 6-8" around the perimeter and then removed them as I sewed. It seemed much easier than pinning everything together. I sewed with the insulation facing down and didn't have snagging problems.
I have enough insulation to tackle a quilt, which will be my next project. I'm trying to find a better fabric before I do it, though. The light ripstop is just not tough enough. It's also too transparent and doesn't look good. I sure wish I could figure out what Kifaru uses!
Here's my first shot at a blanket. It's far from perfect. The second one will be MUCH easier.
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