susie0808

Good Morning,

Here is the closest I could get. the pattern is The Garden Patch from wwwquilterscache.com The pattern is paper pieced.

gardnergal970

My sewing room is small too but I was able to put up a design wall on one end and it's about 6' x 6'. We put up 3/4 sheet insulation and I covered it with cotton batting. I can use pins for heavier items but blocks stay where they are put. I don't know how I could quilt without it. I'd post a picture but my camera battery is dead.

Peckish

Oooooh I LOVE that!!!! Your colors are gorgeous!! okay, adding it to my bucket list....

k3n

In my classes I have folks make portable design walls, just a square of batting stapled to a length of timber (around 1" x 1/2" is fine) top and bottom which can be rolled up with the project still on it.

One lady whose son is an electrician came with one where she'd sewn a channel top and bottom and put sections of the hollow plastic pipe about 1/2" diameter that they use to run wires through. She then had four elbow shaped pieces and two extra lengths so she could piece the thing into a frame. Kind of like a larger version of those plastic clip frames for hand quilting. It pulled the batting taut and her project stuck much better than those that just hung with timber top and bottom.

At going home time, she took the side pieces out and rolled the whole thing up together.

I know many ppl use flannel and I used to have a flannel design wall at my home in France but I now have batting - low loft Quilters Dream Blend and it sticks much better. I can put an entire top up on it with no pins and it will stay forever - I had to pin on my flannel one. :-D

mmdquilts

I have foam board (the kind used under house siding) that dh taped so that it folds accordian style. I can unfold it down the wall or fold it up to get it out of the way. I covered it with a flannel sheet so I don't have to use pins if I don't want to.

LindaM49

I have seen several posts about a design wall and figured...I don't need that. Man...I DO need one. The Christmas wallhanging would probably go together MUCH easier if I had put the pieces on flannel before jumping in head first and then ripping out so much...and having to change the design in the midst of sewing. So...some great ideas here and will definitely be using the closet door until I get this room organized with a new sewing table etc.

That's why I love this board. You can read posts months ago and they don't "smack you in the face" but reading it NOW you think...what a great idea.

stitchengramie

My apartment has all white walls. I take scotch tape and place it on the back of my blocks, and tape them to the wall.

johnnietate1225

This is an excellent time of the year to buy Flannel backed tablecloths to use as your board. I bought 3 at a drugstore for 75% off last weekend.