I have heard that you can use milkweed and cat tails instead of goose down to fill quilts. Has anyone tried this? We harvested two huge glad bags full of milkweed pods and plan to separate the down from the pod this week. Does anyone know the best milkweed to cat tail ratio when filling the blanket? Also does anyone know an easy way to remove the seeds from the milkweed down?

Thanks!

Seed should be collected when the pods just begin to split but before the seeds are exposed.

as far as I know its personal preference. What ever you do these pillows can't be washed though and insects love them. One other thing, make sure you use true pillow ticking to prevent the down from escaping.

julie

Insects,,,, I hadn't considered insects... Hmm that could be a problem. Now I'm going to have to think on this some more.