Making Quilt Design Wall

Design walls are available commercially but it s easy to make an inexpensive portable or permanent quilt design wall.

Making quilt design wall.

A quilt design wall is a luxury or some will say a necessity that i have been wanting for a long time. You can audition fabrics or block placement and you can get a sense of how your quilt top is taking shape as you position each block in its place. To create the gridlines for placing your blocks mark the fabric every two inches vertically and horizontally then stitch along the grid lines to make a square grid that covers the design wall surface. It works best if you have a dedicated sewing space since the design wall is permanently attached to the wall.

So one day last week i kept my engineer boy home from school to get him a haircut and after that i enlisted his help in this building project. The quilt currently on my design wall is my color weave quilt pattern made from one strip roll of my abstract garden fabric line. Easily preview layouts with a quilt design wall a vertical display area allows you to step back and view the work from a distance. When we moved into our new home the highest priority for me was getting my quilting studio up and running since quilting is my full time job i ve had many people asking me how i built my design wall in my old house so when we created it again in the new place i took step by step pictures so i could tell you all about it in detail.

Click here to get both. Just stretch it out and let it relax naturally. A quilt design wall is basically a blank space on the wall where you can project your quilty brain. A design wall is a fabulous tool for quilters as it lets you step back from your work and view your quilt on a single plane.

Another must have for your sewing room is a drop in table available from most. If your vinyl design wall or tablecloth is wrinkled do not iron it. Smooth out any wrinkles to make as flat as possible. Leave excess foam board all at one end.

Feb 17 2013 products design wall quilting i need one. You make this just like a regular quilt with a layer of flannel on top and a layer of batting behind. See more ideas about quilting room quilt design wall wall design.