The Costco Quilt. A classic from the Internet’s lightweight camping scene. After the ZPP kit I wanted to try my hand at something more functional, but still fairly cheap and straightforward.

The basic premise of the project is taking a down throw/comforter sold at Costco and turning it into a quilt you can take backpacking. It’s super light, reasonably warm, and easily stuffed into a backpack. The quilts are sold in two-packs, which some take advantage of to double-stuff the down in their quilts. I did not.

A good tutorial on the process can be found here.

Before
Before
Vertical seam stitched to allow for removal of side panel.
Vertical seam stitched to allow for removal of side panel.
Separated between the above two stitches.
Separated between the above two stitches.
Bias tape over the raw edge.
Bias tape over the raw edge.
One half of the zipper attached.
One half of the zipper attached.
Finished zipper + shock cord channel.
Finished zipper + shock cord channel.
Finished quilt, top and bottom.
Finished quilt, top and bottom.