OT - campfire blanket

Apologies for being off topic, but this does involve sewing, and you
guys are the best!

I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept
warm by the fire.

I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape
well at all.

Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

I don't think I want something to be quilted, since I want to stich on
patches/badges all over the outside, and this would clearly interfere
with any quilting.

What fabric combinations would you use?


Thanks,
Hanne in London
(getting ready for World Jamboree!)

I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept
warm by the fire.
I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape
well at all.
Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

You also need it FIREPROOF. There will be sparks flying around
and you don't want something that will melt (like fleece) or go
up in flames (like most lightweight synthetics).

Cotton treated with borax and then sprayed with a water-repellent
coating from an outdoor shop.

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Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept
warm by the fire.
I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape
well at all.
Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

You also need it FIREPROOF. There will be sparks flying around
and you don't want something that will melt (like fleece) or go
up in flames (like most lightweight synthetics).

Cotton treated with borax and then sprayed with a water-repellent
coating from an outdoor shop.


Thanks, Jack, I did think about that. I am not overly concerned about
the sparks - normally I wear a fleece jacket to the campfire (if cold),
and yes, it has a couple of melted spots, but it never did melt through.

But I definitely would consider coating.

Thanks,
Hanne in London

What about wedges of denim from the legs old, worn out, soft blue jeans for
the outside? The patches should look nice against it. Then a nice polished
cotton (or high quality batik?) for the lining... that would give a bit of
'slippery' to the lining.

Leslie & The Furbabies in wet, wet rainy, thunder-y MO.

"Hanne Gottliebsen" wrote in message
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Apologies for being off topic, but this does involve sewing, and you guys
are the best!

I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept warm
by the fire.

I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape well
at all.

Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

I don't think I want something to be quilted, since I want to stich on
patches/badges all over the outside, and this would clearly interfere with
any quilting.

What fabric combinations would you use?


Thanks,
Hanne in London
(getting ready for World Jamboree!)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
What about wedges of denim from the legs old, worn out, soft blue jeans for
the outside? The patches should look nice against it. Then a nice polished
cotton (or high quality batik?) for the lining... that would give a bit of
'slippery' to the lining.

Leslie & The Furbabies in wet, wet rainy, thunder-y MO.

Leslie,

You are right, that would look really good, but ... I have to carry this
beast around with me to get to/from camp. I think it would just be too
heavy. It also would take forever to dry out if it got wet at camp.

But I do like the idea of maybe using batik for lining.

Thanks!

Hanne in London

Fair enough- I didn't think that far ahead. There's a lovely cotton that
looks similar to worn jeans- chambray, maybe? Not real sure of what it's
called, but it's very similar in appearance. Also, there's a brushed cotton
with a suede type feel to it- my 450 count bedsheets feel like that after
several washings. A soft blue color would work and have a similar
appearance to worn jeans to really set off your patches. BTW How would the
patches dry after being wet??? Is that an issue?

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. where my arthritis is hollering 'enough rain
already!'

"Hanne Gottliebsen" wrote in message
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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
What about wedges of denim from the legs old, worn out, soft blue jeans
for the outside? The patches should look nice against it. Then a nice
polished cotton (or high quality batik?) for the lining... that would
give a bit of 'slippery' to the lining.

Leslie & The Furbabies in wet, wet rainy, thunder-y MO.

Leslie,

You are right, that would look really good, but ... I have to carry this
beast around with me to get to/from camp. I think it would just be too
heavy. It also would take forever to dry out if it got wet at camp.

But I do like the idea of maybe using batik for lining.

Thanks!

Hanne in London

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Fair enough- I didn't think that far ahead. There's a lovely cotton that
looks similar to worn jeans- chambray, maybe? Not real sure of what it's
called, but it's very similar in appearance. Also, there's a brushed cotton
with a suede type feel to it- my 450 count bedsheets feel like that after
several washings. A soft blue color would work and have a similar
appearance to worn jeans to really set off your patches. BTW How would the
patches dry after being wet??? Is that an issue?



The patches (newer ones anyway) are mostly synthetic, and so drying is
not an issue :-) And all my old ones which are not all synthetic are
very thin, woven ones, as opposed to the new (mostly embroidered) ones.

Thanks again,
Hanne in London

Hanne Gottliebsen wrote:
Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to
wear at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being
kept warm by the fire.
I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I
am now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not
drape well at all.
Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

You also need it FIREPROOF. There will be sparks flying around
and you don't want something that will melt (like fleece) or go
up in flames (like most lightweight synthetics).

Cotton treated with borax and then sprayed with a water-repellent
coating from an outdoor shop.


Thanks, Jack, I did think about that. I am not overly concerned about
the sparks - normally I wear a fleece jacket to the campfire (if cold),
and yes, it has a couple of melted spots, but it never did melt through.

But I definitely would consider coating.

Thanks,
Hanne in London
I've got a sweater that is lined with Goretex and is lovely and
windbroof. The Goretex actually looks like a navy cotton fabric with a
slight sheen, and is very lightweight

Might be difficult to find though
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I wouldn't use fleece or anything too fuzzy. Fuzzy fabric gets just full
of stickers and twigs and grass bits and everything else you don't want.
My dad used an old army blanket, turned it into a poncho, and stuck
patches from various scouting events all over it. It is not very
lightweight, however.

liz young in sunny california

Hanne Gottliebsen wrote:
Apologies for being off topic, but this does involve sewing, and you
guys are the best!

I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept
warm by the fire.

I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape
well at all.

Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

I don't think I want something to be quilted, since I want to stich on
patches/badges all over the outside, and this would clearly interfere
with any quilting.

What fabric combinations would you use?


Thanks,
Hanne in London
(getting ready for World Jamboree!)

How about ripstop nylon for the outside.

Julia in MN

Hanne Gottliebsen wrote:
Apologies for being off topic, but this does involve sewing, and you
guys are the best!

I'm going to make myself a campfire blanket, sort of like a cape to wear
at a campfire to keep warm on the back while the front is being kept
warm by the fire.

I was thinking of using some sturdy, but not too thick, fabric on the
outside (and decorate of course) and then fleece on the inside. But I am
now concerned that the fleece will stick to my clothes and not drape
well at all.

Criteria:
fairly light weight
machine washable (line dry ok)
outside to be somewhat resistant to getting dirty
not too stretchy on bias (since I want to cut it semi-circular)

I don't think I want something to be quilted, since I want to stich on
patches/badges all over the outside, and this would clearly interfere
with any quilting.

What fabric combinations would you use?


Thanks,
Hanne in London
(getting ready for World Jamboree!)



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