I watched this video when someone suggested it for Free Motion quilting. It was very good, but I was really interested in how the quilt was "sandwiched" using a wall system. I'd really like to do this-up against my double garage door. Of course it isn't a smooth surface. Does anyone have an idea of something light weight & inexpensive I could lean against the door to give a smooth surface to attach the layers to?
Thanks,
Max
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Maybe those foil covered insulation sheets? They come in 4 x 8 foot sheets. You can cut them easily and hold them together with long staples.

I've never tried this, but it just might work.

I have 2 thin wooden boards 4'x 8' that I use as my design wall. You could use the same thing, I use office binder clips to hold them together overlapped about 1" top and bottom. cover them with newspaper and stand them up against your garage door.

What about poster board? You know the stuff kids use for school projects. Its thin, very light weight and all you would have to do is tape it on the back all together. It would probably only have to be taped with duck tape to the garage door.

i use 1/4" foam board, available in 4'x8' sheets, inexpensive and you can stick pins or tacks into it :)

i use 1/4" foam board, available in 4'x8' sheets, inexpensive and you can stick pins or tacks into it :)

Check out the insulation area of Home Depot or Menard's. They sell sheets of foam board insulation in 4-ft x 8-ft pieces. Depending on thickness, each piece is between $8 and $14.

My dh says they can be taped together with masking tape, but I haven't actually tried that yet. You can use duct tape to tape two pieces together on one side and then leave them there as a hinge (two pieces folded together for storage with the duct tape hinges on the inside).

I got my boards to construct a quilting table as demonstrated on Youtube. They can also be used to set up a design wall.

The biggest problem is getting them home if you don't have a truck or van. We have only sedans, so dh had to drive home with them secured to the roof with several ropes.

Thanks to all of you for the help...I'm going to go to Home Depot this weekend! Max

Wow, very interesting. I think I am going to get some of that basting spray to keep on hand.

I'm going to try this