deedum

Thanks, that is my broken dishes quilt. I think they are just beautiful, an old pattern that I had for 20 yrs and finally made it! Now I have others making it, now that they seen this one! All this is very addicting!

BellaBoo

I bought two sheets of 4 x 8 insulation board at Lowe's. It has the silver backing on it. I think it was about $5 per board. I stapled cream colored felt on on them and then stapled it to my wall. The heavy duty staplers will hold perfect and no damage to the wall at all. Eleanor Burns recommends the fabric used on the interior roof of vehicles. It will hold cotton fabric like a magnet. You can find that at most car repair shops.

leaha

If I were to do my design wall again here is what I would do, get 2, 4X8 foam boards from Lowel's or where ever. cover with a flannel sheet, and put on wall edged with molding, makes it look like it is supposed to be there, or you could put up cork and just pin sheet to it. either way would be nice.

nellie

sonray just posted a how to make a portable design wall just click for sonray and you,ll find it

Butterflyspain

I am so glad I read this topic, been looking at the foam backed table cloth which you can by by the metre here. Thought that might be a good option. I want to be able to take it down as I use the guest bedroom for my quiltingm not so lucky as some with those great sewing rooms....you lucky people.

Elle

Boston1954

Hubby bought me a good sized bulletin board and I pinned some Warm and Natural batting to it. Worked just fine. Then we moved and it was still there attached to the wall..........

Roben

Sorry to be so long in responding, Kristen - I was out of town at a fabric dyeing class.

I used a layer of muslin directly on the insulation board to help block out the color (attached with spray adhesive) and a layer of Hobbs 80/20 batting over the muslin (also attached with spray adhesive.) I chose the batting over flannel because I knew from using the batting that blocks 'stick' to it really well and I chose it over the headliner fabric simply because of cost - I can get the headliner fabric at the local fabric store, but IIRC even at 50% off it was going to be around $6 per yard. I pick up Queen size Hobbs batting for just under $11 each.

I like the wood frame DH made for each of the panels and the way he choose to hang them because they feel really solid - they're not moving around on me the way it did when I just had it tacked to the wall. I can just throw the blocks up there or I can pin.

Hope this helps :D

May in Jersey

I presently have a design board made with white foam panels that I ducktaped together and then taped beige felt over it. It measures about 5 X 5 only because I don't have a tall wall for it. Sewing room is in upstairs of our cape cod house and the tall walls aren't in convenient places for viewing. It's portable so I can take it downstairs when I sew in our dining room. I also have felt covered panels behind my large IKEA desk for small blocks, pictures, notes, etc. I use a felt back dollar store table cloth as a portable design board when I want to take blocks for Show and Tell at guild meetings or for suggestions from members of one of my small quilting groups.

Picked up a few good ideas here and plan to replace fragile white foam panels thay have begun to crack with the firmer pink insulation panels, add a layer of batting under the felt and put up some of those command holders on the upstairs hallway wall. I can attach a large felt backed table cloth to them when I need a larger design wall - only thing is that I'll have to stand way back in the bathroom to view it, LOL! May in Jersey

shaverg

My DH bought foam core insulation board it is like a wall board, but weighs nothing, it is about 1/4 inch thick. I covered it with a very dense batting/felt like fabric I purchased from JoAnns fabric. The nice thing is your fabric will just stick to it like a felt board or you can actually pin into it with straight pens. It is great. I have attached it to the wall with the 3m hooks that do not make a hole or leave residue on the wall. I love it, in fact I have a large one and a small one.

Sue McCoy

2 yard piece of white fleece ,stapled to the wall at the top and sides, gives you a 60 x 72 inch design area. Cotton fabrics stick well to the fleece and it is easy to pin to if needed. I'm talking about the poly fleece you make the tied blankes with.