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Old 09-09-2011, 02:43 PM
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I have our old queen size mattress propped up against my sewing room wall. I keep the mattress pad on it, and it works very well. When the kids come I lower it down to the floor for extra bed space. Also works very well.
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I got mine done today! We attached insulation board to the wall and covered it with W&N batting. It works wonderful. "Look, Mom...no PINS" I have a quilt on it already and have started adding the sashing. And to think I didn't know what a design wall was a year ago!
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I use a flannel backed vinyl tablecloth velcroed to the wall above the closet. When I'm done, I take it down and up goes my insulation board that I use for spray basting attached to the same velcro on the wall over the closet. Win-Win, cha-ching!
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Old 09-09-2011, 03:42 PM
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I need to put one up and all of you have given me so many great ideas!Gonna get it up this weekend!
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I just may have to try insulation board for both design wall and spray basting. Right now I use tables that I have to set up and take down for the spray basting and I have a flannel backed table cloth push pinned to my wall in my bedroom.
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Old 09-09-2011, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by wuv2quilt
I too use a flannel backed vinyl table cloth...I got mine at the dollar tree. :)
You folks are great! I had not thought of using a vinyl table cloth. I will use one from now on.
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Old 09-09-2011, 03:47 PM
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Insulation sheet from Lowes with $1 a yard flannel pinned to it.
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Old 09-09-2011, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dina
Mine is a piece of insulating sheeting (with the pink panther on the back) from Lowe's, with batting duct taped on it. I cut it down a bit and it leans against my closet door. I am very happy with it. Let me see if I can find a picture of it.

Okay, found two...
Is it light weight?
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I stapled up a ceiling to floor piece of fleece that closely matched my walls. I framed it by gluing decorator trim to the edges. It has worked well for nine years.
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Old 09-09-2011, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by UglyCook
Mine are insulation board covered with batting. I tried the vinyl tablecloth method, then flannel, but just like batting the best.
When I lived in a larger flat, I attached (with thumb tacks) some cheap poly batting to one wall and it worked great. Smaller pieced blocks would stick to the batting on their own. Bigger blocks required a pin or two.

(Thanks for the other ideas for making a mobile wall everyone!)
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