How much to purchase? APEC XW

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How much to purchase? APEC XW

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 21 Apr, 2017 8:13 am

The Boss is in New york at the moment and I think I can persude her to bring home a second suitcase.
RSBTR have the Extra wide 3.5ounce APEX for a reasonable cost.

https://ripstopbytheroll.com/collection ... 6-oz-sq-yd

As an overquilt I think this is the correct weight for me but I could squeeze another layer out of my PayPal acccount if need be. Question is should an extra wide quilt also be extra long or just long enough to cover the head?
3 yards would do a flat quilt. 4 yards to do a boxed foot or get a full 6 yards and do a double layer and a boxed foot?
I need to be quick tho as Cecile come home in a week after sitting Shiva for her mother
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Re: How much to purchase? APEC XW

Postby neilmny » Fri 21 Apr, 2017 4:55 pm

Not sure how qualified I am to reply but to my way of thinking 3 yards would be plenty for a single layer.
My assumption is it's 9 feet long and 6 foot wide. Most of the foot box comes from closing the lower (towards your feet) in under your legs/feet so if you were 7 foot tall you have 2 feet to make the vertical end of the foot box.
Hope this makes sense MD.
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Re: How much to purchase? APEC XW

Postby Moondog55 » Fri 21 Apr, 2017 6:45 pm

Yes it does because most of the cost of a quilt is the shell fabric not the fill
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Re: How much to purchase? APEC XW

Postby Moondog55 » Sat 22 Apr, 2017 4:31 pm

Does anybody have a current discount code for RipStopByTheRoll??
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Re: How much to purchase? APEC XW

Postby Moondog55 » Sun 23 Apr, 2017 10:27 am

B*******r the DIY
I'm getting The Boss to bring me home some of those CostCo down throws at $19USD each
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