I have a 4x6 ft piece of the yellow insulation board covered with flannel.
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My husband took a piece of warm & white batting and took trim board and tacked the board on the wall and when we move all he has to do is remove the tack trim and voila the quilt batting comes off to use in a quilt. I thought he was BRILLIANT!!! I love my design wall it is floor to ceiling! If you need to see a pix PM me and I will post one for you. It is wonderful & simple!
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My husband took a piece of warm & white batting and took trim board and tacked the board on the wall and when we move all he has to do is remove the tack trim and voila the quilt batting comes off to use in a quilt. I thought he was BRILLIANT!!! I love my design wall it is floor to ceiling! If you need to see a pix PM me and I will post one for you. It is wonderful & simple!
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lacelady -
Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by butterflywing
to cover my wall, it would take two sheets (with very little trimming top and bottom) of 6 x 6. that's over $150+/- with shipping. i think i'll try flannel first.
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Lacelady - when I emailed block butler in the US, they said they had no UK suppliers and I'd have to order direct! So thanks for that link! Their Superior Threads are a good price too...!
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My son made me a design wall out of soundboard (at Home Depot). He reinforced it on the back with .5 x 2 inch boards. Then I covered it with batting from Wal Mart (first I used the cheap kind in the package, now they don't carry that so on the next one I used the regular $3.90?/yd batting) and it works great. You can stick even the thinest flower pins in the soundboard. Without pins it works only with a lightweight block. The board just rests up against the wall at a slight angle.
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I have a felt covered board. I attached the felt with a staple gun. it works great to hold fabric and every stray thread :!:
Oh, if you have a cat.............................good luck. :P |
Originally Posted by sandybeach
My son made me a design wall out of soundboard (at Home Depot). He reinforced it on the back with .5 x 2 inch boards. Then I covered it with batting from Wal Mart (first I used the cheap kind in the package, now they don't carry that so on the next one I used the regular $3.90?/yd batting) and it works great. You can stick even the thinest flower pins in the soundboard. Without pins it works only with a lightweight block. The board just rests up against the wall at a slight angle.
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by butterflywing
to cover my wall, it would take two sheets (with very little trimming top and bottom) of 6 x 6. that's over $150+/- with shipping. i think i'll try flannel first.
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
I use a product called Block Butler. It looks like batting, but arrives with plastic on both sides, because it is tacky both sides. You have to peel the plastic back and apply it to a wall, door or whatever. It is totally removeable if you need to take it off, and when you peel off the other sheet of plastic, it is nice and tacky to hold your blocks. It won't be as inexpensive as just flannel, but flannel never worked for me. I have no connection with this product, other than I am a very happy user and can recommend it.
OK, I tried my Block Butler on painted wall. It WILL NOT STICK, I taped it with plastic tape, carton sealing tape, painter's tape, and masking tape. NOTHING will stick to it ---ALSO MY QUILT BLOCKS will not stick to it!!!?????#$%** I e-mailed the company, and NOT heard back. I followed all the instructions and suggestion including: "Wait for it to acclimate"???? to it's new environment, spritz with water to "restore" it's properties, etc. The only thing I haven't been able to try is that it is supposed to stick to porous surfaces better - my sewing room walls are painted with semi-gloss paint, but didn't stick to my flat painted living room wall either. I"M DISAPPOINTED!! And $$$ poorer. :) :) |
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