Here is an inexpensive way to make a design wall: get a flannel-backed plastic table cloth at the dollar store (it is also sold by the yard at JoAnn's) and use old sewing machine needles to tack to the wall. When quilt design is as desired, I take my "design wall" down and place it on the floor next to my sewing machine for piecing. I have also used the "design wall" as a quick, secure way to transport pieces I am working on.