Batting or fleece or flannel for design board?
 

I'm about to put up a design wall in my new sewing room and would like to know: which of these works better for quilt blocks to stick to on design walls?

Cotton batting?
Fleece?
Flannel?

Inquiring minds would like to know . . . .

I've tried fleece and flannel and I much prefer the flannel. Got a good quality heavy flannel flat sheet at a resale shop. Works great. For me, the patches 'stuck' much better to the flannel.

I used cotton batting on my design wall. Actually just started to use one and I don't know how I managed without it! So far the batting works great. Congratulations on your new sewing room!

I prefer flannel especially if it is washed. I like having the 1" insulation under so I can also use pins. Whatever you use, you will absolutely LOVE IT and won't know how you quilted without it!!

I used cotton batting 13 years ago and it still works fine.

I used felt. I'd say use whatever is the cheapest and works.

I tried several different things on a small scale before committing to my large design wall.

I went with black fleece!

Several years later ... I have no regrets.
Wait, there is one ... that it was not larger!!
However, at 7-1/2ftx10ft (full size of wall), I shall not complain!!! :)
And now I wonder how I ever managed without it.

So ... whatever you decide go with the largest size you can!

Flannel - its easy to use, cheap, and you can take it down and wash it whenever you want and not worry about what condition it's in after. I agree with QuiltE - make it as large as possible. Mine is about 7 1/2 ft tall and 8 ft long and I LOVE it. I used an off white flannel as I didn't want it to affect what I put on the wall, and its light color is good for my room....plus being in the Pacific Northwest (rainy, long winters), I don't need something dark there.

I have batting on mine, but mostly because I bought 2 bags of a new batting and after opening one of them, I hated it so much I would never use it in a quilt, so it went on my design wall by default.

That's a good point Tartan made about threads on the batting. I've got all colors all over mine. It drives me crazy and I have to pick them off.