I've found it very gratifying to build my own camping quilt. about 3-4 years ago I bought all the materials online and a sewing machine from CL.(20$ and rebuilt for~30$))about a week of part time work and I now have a quilt than I'm enjoying and rightly proud of. good down into the 30 degree range...the materials were about 150$.... not saying it was easy or quick like shelling coin out at a sales counter, but then how could anyone put a price on the fun of building yer own? and I now have a sewing machine ready for the next project!(or sell again-could go either way) check out the bulletin board at REIs- I always do when I visit the local store here.