I want to make a design wall, but have a fairly small sewing room. Could someone send pictures of their wall and suggest a good solution to make one? thank you.

just tack up a flannel table cloth to the doorway or closet door.

The flannel table cloth works great. I just tried it myself.

My friend has a small area to quilt in. She put up quilt hangers and then uses flannel table cloths - she hangs them, uses them and then takes them down. When she is working on a quilt she will hang it (or pieces of it) from the same hangers so she gets double duty.

I have used the flannel tablecloths too but mostly just for temporary stuff like at a retreat or class.

My sewing room is small... its only about 9' x 10'. I bought some very wide flannel, hemmed the ends and then just stappled it to the wall behind my sewing machine. It covers the whole wall.

When I needed a larger space for a big quilt, I found a king size flannel sheet at a discount store. I stappled it also to the wall in my guest room. Whenever someone stays over, they always look forward to what might be on the wall of 'their' room.

How about a roll up window shade covered with flannel?

I tacked a large piece of batting on the wall in my hallway across from the bathroom. It's the only spot in the house that is free from doors, windows, or furniture. Sometimes the location comes in handy - I can sit on the "throne" and let the quilt speak to me! :lol:

I have to share that originally, I used a flannel-backed table cloth, but it was nowhere near large enough. Then I used a flannel sheet, but the blocks would fall off if someone walked by, or the dog whacked the wall with his tail, or the block was too big and heavy. I finally got smart and upgraded to some cheap cotton batting. It is very "sticky", almost like velcro, and I haven't had anything fall off it yet.

I used poster board and flanneled it. I use 2 of them. Since I got the largest sizes they had. When I'm finished I pick them up and put them away.

Ooooh those blocks look pretty!!! Okay, can you post a close-up now? :lol:

That's what I have over my closet door and I glued clothespins to the top frame over the door.

Good Morning,

Here is the closest I could get. the pattern is The Garden Patch from wwwquilterscache.com The pattern is paper pieced.

My sewing room is small too but I was able to put up a design wall on one end and it's about 6' x 6'. We put up 3/4 sheet insulation and I covered it with cotton batting. I can use pins for heavier items but blocks stay where they are put. I don't know how I could quilt without it. I'd post a picture but my camera battery is dead.

Oooooh I LOVE that!!!! Your colors are gorgeous!! okay, adding it to my bucket list....

In my classes I have folks make portable design walls, just a square of batting stapled to a length of timber (around 1" x 1/2" is fine) top and bottom which can be rolled up with the project still on it.

One lady whose son is an electrician came with one where she'd sewn a channel top and bottom and put sections of the hollow plastic pipe about 1/2" diameter that they use to run wires through. She then had four elbow shaped pieces and two extra lengths so she could piece the thing into a frame. Kind of like a larger version of those plastic clip frames for hand quilting. It pulled the batting taut and her project stuck much better than those that just hung with timber top and bottom.

At going home time, she took the side pieces out and rolled the whole thing up together.

I know many ppl use flannel and I used to have a flannel design wall at my home in France but I now have batting - low loft Quilters Dream Blend and it sticks much better. I can put an entire top up on it with no pins and it will stay forever - I had to pin on my flannel one. :-D

I have foam board (the kind used under house siding) that dh taped so that it folds accordian style. I can unfold it down the wall or fold it up to get it out of the way. I covered it with a flannel sheet so I don't have to use pins if I don't want to.

I have seen several posts about a design wall and figured...I don't need that. Man...I DO need one. The Christmas wallhanging would probably go together MUCH easier if I had put the pieces on flannel before jumping in head first and then ripping out so much...and having to change the design in the midst of sewing. So...some great ideas here and will definitely be using the closet door until I get this room organized with a new sewing table etc.

That's why I love this board. You can read posts months ago and they don't "smack you in the face" but reading it NOW you think...what a great idea.

My apartment has all white walls. I take scotch tape and place it on the back of my blocks, and tape them to the wall.

This is an excellent time of the year to buy Flannel backed tablecloths to use as your board. I bought 3 at a drugstore for 75% off last weekend.