Curtain rod+polar fleece=design wall
 

Looked all over today looking for flannel backed tablecloth and none to be found. Had a ah ha moment and said to self...I have a thin polar fleece lap blanket and odd curtain rod. Pinned the blanket over the rod. DH used two nails for the rod to sit on. Push pins to stretch it out a bit and wa laa....design wall. Cost...zero. Not huge but big enough for what I need. It is "hanging" on the wall in the laundry room which is next to my sewing room. Really need this to help organized the scrappy quilt making for DH's former MIL. Now...why didn't I think about this 5 to 15 years ago?

What a wonderful 'hack' for design wall! I have needed but didn't have wall space. But I do have a decorative curtain rod & brackets, and a fleece lap blanket waiting for rod pocket. The rod can remain attached to wall, blanket added for quick previewing of blocks, then removed. Thank you for posting this brilliant idea.

Good for you ..... you won't regret it one bit.
Fleece works great!
My design walls (yes, I have multiples) are all fleece.

During my trial period, I tried flannel and flannel back tablecloths as well.
The fleece proved to be the overall winner with more "hold-it" power!
In fact, I have put queen quilts on the fleece wall ... and it holds!
However, I do put a few pins in, if I leave it for anytime ... just in case!

That's brilliant! We just went through the not-so-pretty process of sticking flannel fabric to some foam boards -thereby gumming up the entire garage floor - and still need to figure out the right hardware to mount those to the wall. I love your simple solution.

...btw, how *does* one get spray glue off of a concrete floor? :(

That's why you have us! To help you discover the missing pieces. Just think about how you ask and now have received. Great Job getting a design wall.

I love your idea! I work in a very, small space that it shared with an office and guest quarters. There's just no place for a solid wall. With this, you can collapse the rod and fold up the curtain and voila...it's gone.

Got up this morning and the blocks are right where I left them. Not ONE fell on the floor. Now do I celebrate and buy fabric? Why not! https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images...es/biggrin.png (and I did!)

That's great. We always seem to find things that we can make out of almost anything at home. Good for you and now you have a great design wall

Great idea! My aha moment! That's my next project!