Cindy60545

I use the checkered tablecloth from the Dollar store. Works great.

SueSew

I bought some inexpensive white flannely but polyester thing in the curtain liner department at Joannes - it stapled on great to my frame and doesn't sag. Only prob is it hangs on to fraying threads when I take a piece off it so I have to lightly touch it with tape to unstick the stray threads.

Just Me...

I just used a twin-sized batting.

chris_quilts

I don't have a dedicated design wall per se but did hang a flannel sheet on an empty wall and used that. DH not pleased with my solution but I loved it and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the tip about using the crappy batting as I've slowly been using it up in projects but that may be my design wall the next time I need one.

ShirlinAZ

I used white flannel from the upholstery department in Joanns. It's 58 inches wide and worked beautifully to wrap around the sides. Also cost less than quilters flannel.

Dodee

Sunnye - I LOVE your comment. Most of us are looking for "inexpensive" items that work. Thank you.
Dodee

leighway

My design board is a very large sheet of foam insulation board from Lowe's.
I bought a couple of yards of white flannel from Joann's and washed it to shrink up. Then I placed it crosswise on my design board so that I actually have two pieces, the overlap occurring in the middle of the insulation board...I simply pinned it on to the back of the foam insulation board. It was easy to make it nice and tight and I had enough overlap so there was plenty of coverage.
When the bottom section of the flannel gets too dirty or picks up too many threads or "shudder" gets hit by my boy dog as territory (mine has to be moveable-not enought space to mount on wall) I just unpin the bottom portion and throw it in the washer. Perfect. Repin and go on my way. I love this design board as I can either pin things in place due to the thickness of the foam board (about 2 inches) or I can place squares on the flannel and they stick. I wouldn't bother with a flannel table cloth because they wrinkle too much when washed.

emlee51

I also used some cheap batting to cover my insulation board...works like magic!

dahlshouse

I suggest this to... I found one that is striped and use it to line up my rows....

MimiBug123

Thanks to someone's suggestion on here, I have a flannel backed tablecloth. I just attached it to the wall with tack (right under the crown molding, so the holes can't be seen) and I love it. $3.97 @ WM. Whoever suggested this is a genius!!!