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02-12-2019, 10:14 PM
#42
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i don't have a wall in any practical spot to put a design wall for anything bigger than a baby quilt.
instead, i suspended an 8-foot metal closet pole from the ceiling in my sewing space.
-two decorative hooks with dry-wall wings, then hung pose using dirt-cheap shower curtain rings.
bought a queen-size sheet, which hangs from the pole using more dirt-cheap shower curtain rings.
i also hung a strong binder clip from each of the "sheet rings", which will hold a finished quilt.
the whole thing hangs just in front of my stacks of fabric/notion storage drawers.
i pin my blocks to the sheet as the design grows.
when i want it out of the way so i can fish around in the drawers, i just push it all to the side.
if i ever need it completely out of the way i can take the whole thing off the pole and fold it up.
instead, i suspended an 8-foot metal closet pole from the ceiling in my sewing space.
-two decorative hooks with dry-wall wings, then hung pose using dirt-cheap shower curtain rings.
bought a queen-size sheet, which hangs from the pole using more dirt-cheap shower curtain rings.
i also hung a strong binder clip from each of the "sheet rings", which will hold a finished quilt.
the whole thing hangs just in front of my stacks of fabric/notion storage drawers.
i pin my blocks to the sheet as the design grows.
when i want it out of the way so i can fish around in the drawers, i just push it all to the side.
if i ever need it completely out of the way i can take the whole thing off the pole and fold it up.
02-12-2019, 10:50 PM
#43
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 4,840
I used a gray flannel from Jo Ann's. I covered 2 4' x 8' panels of insulation board. At first, I joined them together and sewed the flannel together to make 1 piece to cover the joined boards. I had it propped up in front of my bookcases of my stash. But I found it too awkward to move it when I wanted to get at my fabric, so I took the seam out and untaped the panels. I then wrapped each one separately, covered them with the flannel, and propped them up next to each other. This works really well for me now.
Leslie
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02-13-2019, 07:01 AM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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