2blackcats

I'm new at quilting and have heard many of you talk about design boards and have seen a few pictures of some. How do you make it? I have a very small room where I sew - in fact I have to get a murphy wall bed so I am able to back up my chair instead of climbing in and out. I don't have a lot of room, but the more I sew the more I can see the need for one. Thank you for any help you can provide.

rush88888

we just use a large flannel piece, and we stick it into the wall with regular sewing pins. even batiks stick to it!

quiltstringz

Look out on the web and search this site also. Many ways to make a design wall/board. You can even just tape (painters tape) batting up on the wall, that is what I did. there have been some ingenious ideas out there recently just haven't had time to figure out which I may want

janRN

I got a pair of Command Adhesive Wall hooks and a curtain rod. I made a rod pocket at the top of a flannel sheet and hang that on the curtain rod. I got everything at Walmart, total less than $15.00. I don't have a large wall so I folded the sheet to fit my wall space. It really does make it easier to put your blocks up to see if you like the colors and contrast.

Michellesews

another idea is to buy a vinyl tablecloth at the dollar store, they are flannel backed, use the back as a board...works great!

fabricbeforefood

I took a large piece of cardboard (I think if covered our dishwasher in transit), covered it with cheap flannel and lean it against the wall. When not in use I slide it under a bed. Works great.

Gramie bj

I went to the $ store an got a flannel backed tabel cloth and used straight pins to attach to the wall. Have been using the same one for over 3 years. If it is in the way I can take it down and fold it away. I can mount it on any wall, have even pined it to a curtain.

Raggiemom

Thanks for the great ideas!

romanojg

My first design wall was a queen size box springs up against the wall. My daughter was storing it in my sewing room so why not. It worked really well. Now mine is a thin of backing board covered with muslin and batting and hung on the wall. It's hung high and even though I could use a bigger one it's better than not having one at all. If I really needed a big one I could grab the box springs from the spare room. Ha

batikmystique

For smaller projects, you can get the tri-folds made of heavy cardboard (kids use them for science project displays at science fairs) and glue felt to the inside surfaces. They can be purchased at Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby for around $5. Fully opened, they allow for a decent working area then fold up to be easily stored away. A project could be left folded up in it as well for protection until the next time you are ready to work on it.