Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • Please describe your design wall >
  • Please describe your design wall

  • Please describe your design wall

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 02-11-2011, 07:37 AM
      #71  
    Banned
     
    Join Date: May 2009
    Location: Houston, TX
    Posts: 7,286
    Default

    Mine is a queen-size Warm & Natural Batting with a sleeve in the bottom. The sleeve is for a piece of baseboard, which adds just enough weight to hold the batting taut, allowing the blocks to stick better. And when I'm done, the batting comes down and gets folded up in a drawer.
    gaigai is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 07:50 AM
      #72  
    Member
     
    mberhard's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: Central Valley ,California
    Posts: 29
    Default

    I have 1 3/4 sheets of exterior insulation covered on felt. I used white felt but have read off white or light gray is good. Attach the felt to the foam board with spray glue starting in the center working toward the ends a section at a time so you can smooth it out before the glue sets.We put it up with L screws. The long leg is threaded and screws right into the wall. Used 4 on the long sides and 3 on the short sides. This means you can turn the screws sideways if you need the board to be portable and have only a few holes to patch if you need to take it down completely.
    mberhard is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 07:51 AM
      #73  
    Junior Member
     
    Debd's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Location: Boyds, MD
    Posts: 255
    Default

    I have a multi hook hanger over a door, with a cafe rod hanging from it. I've hung a big piece of white felt that I've had for years from it. (I used safety pins and cafe hangers) Less than 15 minutes and I've got a great wall that holds my fabric via friction, and I can put away when I need the room for one of. I put the next project up once I start the final of the current project. Keeps me motivated!
    Debd is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 07:55 AM
      #74  
    Junior Member
     
    lakesidequilter's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: southwestern Minnesota
    Posts: 114
    Default

    Hi Peggy:
    This DH and I built a new home and I got the best dream sewing space. The DH built a row of shelving along one whole wall to hold the stash...which is mostly kits that I've collected over the years. Then to make certain that certain that all that fabric was protected against light damage, we added a sort of sliding door mechanism to the top shelf and then two doors that cover the works. Each of the two doors is 6 ft 1 inch wide and 69 inches tall. Of course, just one of the doors is perfect for a design wall. The fact is: I have two of them--two design walls!
    Originally Posted by Peggybluebird
    I am happily moving to a new house :-D and will have a whole room for my quilting! I have never had a design wall, and am trying to decide if I need one. What is yours covered with? Is it vertical? Or tipped slightly? How do things stay up there?
    Attached Thumbnails attachment-154707.jpe   attachment-154708.jpe  
    lakesidequilter is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 07:55 AM
      #75  
    Junior Member
     
    Join Date: Feb 2011
    Posts: 183
    Default

    Originally Posted by Peggybluebird
    I am happily moving to a new house :-D and will have a whole room for my quilting! I have never had a design wall, and am trying to decide if I need one. What is yours covered with? Is it vertical? Or tipped slightly? How do things stay up there?
    I bought the wall material from Keepsake Quilting and right now I have it draped over my closet doors, but I am planning on hanging it on a curtain rod.
    millivanillisask is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 08:16 AM
      #76  
    Senior Member
     
    petpainter's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2010
    Location: Palm Bay, Florida
    Posts: 696
    Default

    My friend just bought a portable one at a quilt show as neither of us have wall space. It folds up like a camping chair, but opens to accommodate a king size quilt, stands at an angle and it VERY sturdy. I'm going to the Sewing Expo next month and asked her if she liked it- she loves it! She has the foam core one made and it works fine, but just no room in her home in Florida.
    For the Newbies- they're like an artists palette- you have to stand a few feet away from the blocks to get a true idea of what the colors do- the flat bed just doesn't work the same!
    petpainter is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 08:29 AM
      #77  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: Newberg, OR
    Posts: 1,911
    Default

    I have a Block Butler, and I love it. If it loses its stick, I just spritz it with water and it works great.
    catrancher is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 08:39 AM
      #78  
    Junior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: TN
    Posts: 167
    Default

    I went to Big Lots and got flannel back table cloths on sale for two dollars each and hung them on the wall with tape. It works great and it isn't permanent, so I can remove it.
    Sew and Sew 2 is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 08:41 AM
      #79  
    Senior Member
     
    sandybeach's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2008
    Location: Ridgecrest, CA
    Posts: 886
    Default

    Originally Posted by beachlady
    I have two design walls - both 4x8 foam board from Home Depot. DH used a wood frame to stablize them. Covered them in batting. If ceiling fan is on I do use pins, or the vacuum also will make them fall off. They will stick on the battting otherwise.
    This is what I did. My Home Depot called the boards "sound board". Bought cheap batting from WalMart.

    Two boards leaning against wall
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]155621[/ATTACH]
    Attached Thumbnails attachment-155616.jpe  
    sandybeach is offline  
    Old 02-11-2011, 08:47 AM
      #80  
    Super Member
     
    leaha's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2009
    Location: Ky. USA
    Posts: 2,829
    Default

    you can get a flannel sheet and use push pins or cover the foam board with the sheet, the quilt blocks with just cling to it
    leaha is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    QuiltQtrs
    General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
    97
    08-30-2011 09:46 AM
    craftybear
    Links and Resources
    6
    08-22-2011 05:12 PM
    craftybear
    Main
    35
    05-20-2011 01:45 PM
    Justok
    Main
    180
    11-16-2010 02:23 AM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter