My design wall is a very large piece of flannel taped at the top, bottom, and sides to the wall. (actually, it is two large pieces that are seamed in the middle)
The pieces stay up just fine till I start joining the blocks together. Then I just add a straight pin to them to help them hold.
not pinned...staying nicely
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4 blocks joined...pinned with 2 pins
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