Design Wall...Do You Have One?
#41
I love my design wall. So much so that I made another one. I bought a piece of insulation at Home Depot - it comes in 4x8 ft sheets and is extremely light weight and cheap. I covered it with flannel using spray glue. It's so light that I can move it around in my sewing room - which is a small bedroom. I made the second one so I would have enough design space for larger quilts.
#42
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I also made mine from a light weight insulation board from Lowe's. It's light weight and the size of a sheet of paneling, I turned it side ways, instead of up and down like you would for wall paneling. I wrapped a large sheet of batting and hot glued the edges. Then I hot glued coke tabs to the back and hung it side ways on my sewing room wall. I always have a quilt "in progress on my design board. I love mine and it's cheaper and better than the ready made ones!
#43
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I also did the foam board. Lost part of mine on the way home from H.D. though wind caught the front and broke it off. Still ok. I can't bend that far down anyway. Mine is just covered with some thick flannel and nailed into the wall. Its not moving. I would like to have something wider sometimes though. I have the shelves I built for my fabric and I was thinking about getting the roll down shades to cover the front. I would use the roller to remake them with flannel so they could just be rolled back up. I am going to have to try it once I am back on my feet and see how it works.
#44
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Originally Posted by vjengels
I depend on mine alot! I get finished blocks up on the wall as soon as I can, not only is it pretty, but you can see how far you've actually gotten. Mine is about 5x6, just some white felt I picked up at the second hand store, framed out with these great old wooden yard sticks from a fabric store that used to be in town somewhere; the phone number on the yard sticks is: telegraph1-6987, or something like that; haven't heard a number like that since I was a child! what a hoot!
#45
I would not be without my design wall. Mine is 8' by 16'. I used the shiny insulated backing board (very light weight and about 3/4" thick) you can get at Home Depot for about $10 apiece. Used two pieces...covered them with batting and secured batting on back with duct tape. Placed two covered boards side by side on one wall in sewing room and secured with deck screws. Fabric sticks to batting and you can also push pins in since it is foam. My design wall is large enough for me to actually layer my quilts...my backing, batting, quilt top and spraying each layer with adhesive. No more crawling on floor to prepare quilt and no more pinning!
#47
I recently made a design board from foam insulating board bought at Home Depot, 4' x 8'. I had them score it length wise, but not all the way through. I did need to cut down a little because my ceilings are not 8' high. At home I covered it with flannel using making tape on the back to secure. When folded, it fits behind my door out of the way. Couldn't flip the picture, but you get the idea.
#48
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Originally Posted by DJ
When I call Home Depot they tell me they have something that's "foil coated". Is that what yours is? The craft stores don't seem to have foam core board that large. Still searching . . . any ideas? Thanks.
They come in various thicknesses. I made one design wall with the one inch thick and one that is two inches thick. If I were starting over, I would do them both in two in thick, as occasionally I will pin into it and I've felt my pins go all the way through the one inch to the wall.
Here's a link with specifics on how I made mine, if that's helpful:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/athomesewing/2726109619/
#49
Originally Posted by damaquilts
I was thinking about getting the roll down shades to cover the front. I would use the roller to remake them with flannel so they could just be rolled back up. I am going to have to try it once I am back on my feet and see how it works.
#50
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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I have a block butler: http://www.blockbutler.com/cart/ and I absolutely love it. I use a spray bottle to moisten it with water when I stick something to it and it works like a champ.
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