is there a fabric that holds the blocks real good? Right now I'm using flannel on a "blank" wall and hanging from a curtain rod. Would felt be any better. I have also thought of covering a large piece of some sort of foam board and attaching it to the wall.

Thanks for any input you can give me.

I like using Warm and Natural batting.. the blocks cling to it really well. :D:D:D

I take a large cheap flannel backed table cloth and tack it ot the wall or hang it up on a dowel- I have two- flannel side showing. It works like a charm for me!

You can get sheets of foam insulating board at a home supply store and cover them with Warm and Natural batting or craft felt. The blocks will stick to either very well.

I too was using a flannel backed tablecloth on a wall hanging from a curtain rod, but everytime I went to put a block on it ,the cloth moved so decided to just tack the cloth right to the wall

I had bought a big piece of black felt material that use see in the big bolts.You can also get other colors if you want. The size is about as big as a king or queen bed and I just tacked it up on a wall that way you can work a small piece of your quilt or set the whole thing together up there to see what it looks like. And as for the loose threads I just take one of those rollers to clean them off of it.

I had my Hubby go to Lowes and get me a thick panel of insulation foam board, cut some inches off one end, went to Walmart got some thick Flanel and jsut covered the board and first pined the edges in and made it taught, and then ran a bead of fabrick glue around it.... VOLE!!! a great workable design board and it can be movedaround... sideways or upright...works great for me... My sewing room is a spare room up stairs here, and I have a trundle bed in there so I just put it on the bed right next to my macine and work off of it ...and it is cheep I say!!! :thumbup:

I had my Hubby go to Lowes and get me a thick panel of insulation foam board, cut some inches off one end, went to Walmart got some thick Flanel and jsut covered the board and first pined the edges in and made it taught, and then ran a bead of fabrick glue around it.... VOLE!!! a great workable design board and it can be movedaround... sideways or upright...works great for me... My sewing room is a spare room up stairs here, and I have a trundle bed in there so I just put it on the bed right next to my macine and work off of it ...and it is cheep I say!!! :thumbup:

oops! don't know whay that posted twice????

I'm thinking of installing some type of track above the closet in my sewing room & attaching clamps/clips some how so I can then hang a design wall or my completed quilts to take pictures. I have a design picture in my mind...just need to figure out where/how to get the parts to create it in real life.

Headliner fabric which can be purchased at Hancock's makes a great design wall. Blocks stick really well. And, I agree-warm and natural works too.

I used one of the foam covered insulation boards from Home Depot. I was advised to use the one with the silver coating on the outside (I think it says R12 on it - about $12), as it held up the best and was easiest to pin to. Also, I covered it with high-quality flannel (printed with 2" squares) which was so much better than the cheaper flannel or the flannel backed table clothes that I had tried in the past. If you make the flannel like a pillowcase, and just lean the board against the wall, you can turn it around and switch sides - you'll have 2 for the price of 1! Mine has been leaning against the wall for about 2 1/2 yrs now.

I had a problem, in that in TX it gets very hot. We run ceiling fans all the time, and no matter how wonderful the flannel or felt was, the blocks would eventually peel off from the wind of the fan. So, having something to pin into was a great help - and it pinned so easily that I LOVE it now as both a design wall, and a piece of it is also my 'idea' or 'inspiration' area.

I hope this helps. You'll LOVE having one, no matter what you decide on! Currently, I'm trying to figure out if I can have a 2nd one...I do love my design wall! I wish I had one whole wall as one :) They're just so handy!

Debbie in Austin

My design wall is an old flannel sheet wrapped around a foam board and hung on the wall. works for me, its only 4x8 thinking about making it 8x8.

Here is a whole bunch more replies for ya.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....gn+wall&u=&s=0
I like the idea of using a roller type shade for a design wall and I am so sorry I don't remember the name of the person I got the idea from but it would work great for me since I have a problem leaving a wall blank.
Here are the search results for roller shade design walls.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....gn+wall&u=&s=0

I use a flannel backed vinyl table cloth that I hang on my wall...It's in expensive, big enough to handle alot of blocks and easy to put up and take down if I need to...I know you can buy alot of more expensive design walls, but I payed $3.00 for table cloth at Family Dollar....and works great..

Sandi

I had a huge piece of fleece and just used push pins to tack it to the wall over my closet in my sewing room and my squares are still stuck to it while I sew each row together.

60" wide cheap black fleece works great, put it up on the wall with stick pins and the black just makes everything you put on it "POP" !!!

I need a design wall. :)