Design Walls
#13
Here's a neat tutorial for a large design wall: http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2009...-tutorial.html
She also has a tutorial for a smaller version.
She also has a tutorial for a smaller version.
#15
My friend uses car ceiling liner for her design wall at the store. I'm telling you it works great, but like many of you I have a ceiling fan. I'm going to buy some from her just to try on an insulation board and see if it works well with the ceiling fan.
Love the ideas here!
Love the ideas here!
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,097
I have the styrofoam design wall. It's wonderful. I do a lot of dressmaking, so I pin other things to it, too - patterns and fabric sketches, for example, and measurements and pictures drawn by my granddaughter. I used a soft cotton fabric, heavier than calico, but woven like a jacquard. I stapled it to the back, like re-covering a kitchen chair seat. DH attached it with those nails that have the washer in front, so it won't come off.
My fabric cover is not quite opaque enough to hide the bright pink of the insulation! I deliberately chose a messy picture of it. :wink: At least the rest of the room is fairly clean.
[IMG]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...ewingroom2.jpg[/IMG]
Because I sell quilts, I can also use this as a backdrop and position the quilts smoothly for photographing.
My fabric cover is not quite opaque enough to hide the bright pink of the insulation! I deliberately chose a messy picture of it. :wink: At least the rest of the room is fairly clean.
[IMG]http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...ewingroom2.jpg[/IMG]
Because I sell quilts, I can also use this as a backdrop and position the quilts smoothly for photographing.
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bluebell
Posts: 4,291
Oh you are good to get them at a thrift store for .50 each! Hats off to you and I thought my $5.00 was a bargain! Still happy with it, I put mine up with thumb tacks, holds just fine and since my wallpaper is already busy, no one will notice if I choose to take it down. When I do, I will replace that wallpaper, it is a bit dated, but in a sewing room who cares. Makes it easy to use thumb tacks and whatever!
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Pacific NW USA
Posts: 883
I have two, one black and one white, and I LOVE them. I wrote up detailed instructions, including the pitfalls I ran into and the specific materials used on my Flicker photo here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/athomesewing/2726109619/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/athomesewing/2726109619/
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