kristijoy

I stapled felt yardage to my wall! For basic blocks I don't have to pin, but once I start joining a quilt together (like rows) or make a big block (like a Lonestar) I need to pin. Then I just use small silk pins. I've been super happy with it. Every once in a while I use a lint roller to clean off all the thread fuzzies!

lisalovesquilting

How did you attach them to the wall?

klswift

Either flannel or felt works. Felt is 6' wide so fits nicely but it isn't easily washable. For a 'portable' design wall, cover a acoustic ceiling tile (2' x 4') with flannel. It can be stapled, tacked or duct taped to the back. Fairly easy size to store in a closet, under a bed or transport in the back seat of most cars.

riana

Felt. Stapled to the wall, stays up 24/7/365.

mjpEncinitas

I use warm and natural batting too. Tack it up with push pins or thumbtacks. Holds squares without pins. Whole pieced tops need to be pinned. Easy and works well

Rose_P

I use cafe curtain hanging clips to hang a quilt batt along the top of some sliding doors on a storage cabinet. This works well, as long as I don't need anything from the cabinet, but I do have to pin because the wind from the heating/cooling vent on the ceiling in that area sends pieces flying.

christinelf

I don't have design wall, but a design board, to make blocks and not have the pieces slide around. I used spray adhesive to glue felt onto a poster board sized foam board. I was making sunflower blocks with several dozen pieces, and could rearrange as I liked, and not have to move them off my card table to work on something else.

jeanb

I picked up a design wall at Joann's by Fons and Porter. It is a vinyl lined with flannel, has grommets on the top and I hang it above my bi-fold closet doors in my quilting room on command hooks which I leave in place. Inexpensive and very functional. I actually have two that extend the width of the wall when I am working on queen sized items.

Previously I used a Cheryl Ann's portable stand alone wall that I assembled and used as needed. Unfortunately, space was at a premium so I sold that one. The new wall is much more usable, less expensive and practical!

cashs_mom

You don't have to fasten it to the wall. Mine stand up by themselves. The bottom only has to be a few inches from the wall.

rryder

Mine is made of felt attached to 2 pieces of 4’x8’ insulation board. I just lean it against the wall. I like the insulation board because I can pin to it. The felt does need to be lint rolled periodically.

Rob