Basketman

I just got through reading a thread elsewhere about how they made a portable design wall ( pretty cool) but I also read somewhere where you can buy a cheap widow shade...cover it with flannel and that you can carefully roll it up ( even with blocks attached) and everything is out of the way and safe. Has anyone does this...and is it worth suggesting that others do the same?

KalamaQuilts

I use the roller shade method in our 5th wheel.

If you roll it up the blocks need to be pinned, otherwise when you unroll some of the blocks will have stuck to the wrong side of the flannel.

I've also tried flannel backed table cloths. Not sticky enough, you still need to pin is what my experience was.

PaperPrincess

Here are a couple of previous posts.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...l-t241186.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...l-t140878.html

Onebyone

My experience with a tablecloth is unless it has real flannel on the back and not that cheap webbing stuff it won't hold blocks that great. I tried the roll up shade and it was more of a hassle then help but if space is an issue it would be better then nothing.

ManiacQuilter2

I use one my smaller design wall that is insulation board covered with flannel and move it around to where I can best work with it. My other three are permanently attached to the wall. You can NEVER have too many design walls.

HouseDragon

I love the Fons & Porter Design Walls. I have four or five: all bought on sale at various times. You can see the grid marks on the back through the flannel.

My DH made a bracket with hooks and mounted it on the wall at the top by the ceiling. I can have as many of the design walls hanging from the hooks as needed.

There are usually at least three quilts hanging up: two flimsies underneath and whatever I'm working on. When we finish remodeling, there will be room for another bracket on a different wall.

Cactus Stitchin

Could this be what you were thinking of?

http://www.vanishingdesignwall.com/

beadywoman

Do you pin to your hanging wall? I find that I have to pin to keep from losing my pieces.

sept97

I just sewed a bunch of flannel together and tacked it to my wall. It takes up no room and it's always ready when I need it

juliea9967

I did the same, only I used Warm and Natural batting. It works great.