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01-02-2012, 10:55 AM

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BuzzinBumble

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Dixie, you mentioned trying to figure out a design wall- a real necessity for really "seeing" your block layout. There are a whole bunch of great threads here on how to make many different kinds of design walls. Just wanted to share one less expensive version. Buy neutral colored, wide and thick fleece, twice as much as the size of your design wall. It's not too expensive with a sale or a Joanne's coupon. Fold the giant fleece piece in half and pin it onto a wide wall in your home. (I hammered in T pins.) Pinning doesn't hurt the wall and it's easy to take down and store when not in use. For some reason a double layer or a single layer with padding of some kind underneath holds the blocks on really well, while a single layer did not.
Also, when you first get your block arrangement layed out, don't be in a hurry to sew it together. Take some time (days even) to stare at your blocks and play with the arrangement. I was in too much of a hurry my first OBW and ended up ripping seams out and rearranging things. (Look carefully for any blocks put together in the wrong order too, which i did a few times too many.)

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