Make Your Own Quilt Design Wall

The foam insulation board actually consists of a 1 2 piece of foam with a paper layer on both sides.

Make your own quilt design wall.

This tutorial will show you how to make your own design wall for about 25 or less. If the wall is made from anything more rigid than drywall pins will usually break. These design walls are great because you can lay out your blocks then roll them up with the blocks in place and take everything with you. Using an empty wall in your house as a design wall.

One sheet of foam insulation board. I like the idea of the flannel backed table cloth tacked to the wall but have read that as you assemble the quilt you may have trouble getting the larger heavier pieces to stick to the flannel especially if the table cloth has been laundered many times. It measures 4 x 8 x 1 2. You can use a typical wall to preview quilts but be prepared to attach pieces with lots of straight pins heavier push pins will leave holes in the fabric and the wall.

You can use it for aaaanything like arranging fabrics comparing colors organizing finished quilt blocks so many steps of the quilting process can benefit from a design wall. I bought this at home depot for 12. I want to create a design wall preferably from materials i already have on hand. Nine ways to make your own quilt design wall.

You can find these very cheaply at a thrift store or buy some flannel yardage on sale at a fabric store.