7 FAST & EASY DESIGN WALLS - FOR BIG AND SMALL SPACES

I hope you enjoy these ideas for a design wall. I cannot believe the different they have made to my quilting by having a place to play out ideas. I am endless fascinated by how different blocks and patterns appear up close with far away. I have used all of these ideas at one time or another. I hope they inspire you to try your version. Enjoy.

Do the command hooks/tape come off the wall with damaging it?

I have used a table cloth, but love the idea of a flannel sheet. Thank you for sharing this with us, brilliant ideas. 😊 ❤

Brilliant 🎉

Thanks Karen. My old one got messed up in the new deco. First I’m going to try the flannel backed bcuz I have those in the tablecloth drawer. Ha

Thank you for these tips. We’re trying to decide on the insulation board method. Great idea to cut it down at the vehicle.

This was so helpful! Thank you for the info!!

I'm new to quilting and was wondering how you all got your squares to stay on the wall. Thanks for the ideas.

Wonderful ideas! Thank you!

Wow thank you for all these tips.. will definitely be creating one of these ❤

Great ideas❤

Love, love your videos! I was asked to make five memory pillows and one memory lap quilt. This is my first quilt, and I needed a design wall. Off to the dollar store where I bought a flannel backed table cloth for a buck fifty. Sewed a channel, command hooks on the wall, and a used curtain rod. Voila, a design wall, works perfectly. Thank you so much.

Karen, thank you. These are all wonderful ideas. I just so happen to have a new cheap flannel backed tablecloth I am going to use for my first design wall. Best to you!!!

There is someone placing quilt blocks on the floor, next to the bed. They look like bright bursts of stars and sun. Please tell me where I can find that design. I'm looking for ideas for men's quilts and that one is perfect

Great suggestions! 😊

Those are very good suggestions. Thank you for the inspiration

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Great ideas! Just what I needed to know.

Great tips. I'm going with a curtain rod laying on top of 2 doors, with a flannel sheet. Luckily the curtain rod has a flat side.

Thank you for these great ideas! I live in an RV Full Time so the pillowcase/foam board will work well. Can't wait to try using it!

Oh my stars! These are all great ideas! I need a design board but don’t have a lot of space at all in my sewing room. Like you, I’ve used my bed to layout my designs and took pictures on my phone as I would try different designs. I’d look at them later and then the layouts I didn’t like I’d delete, until I settled on the design I was wanted. The bed works great till my husband wants to go to bed. That’s why I need a design board in my sewing room. I haven’t decided yet which one I’ll use, but I am thankful a viewer on another channel replied to a comment I made asking Tracy from The Sewing channel to show how she built her design wall. I don’t remember the viewer’s name but I sure am glad she told me to come watch your channel on hacks for design walls. You gave several ideas I can possibly use! Thank you for sharing!

I have a flannel sheet that I taped to the wall with painters tape. But it was too heavy for the painters tape, and even duck tape, and kept falling down. So I made a no-money sheet holder. Two yardsticks duck taped together to the right length of my wall, then I sewed a hem on the sheet and put the long yardstick through the hem and put a large binder clip at each end to stretch the sheet tight. I measured the length between the clips and hammered a nail at the top of my wall for one binder clip and then on the other side of the wall for the other binder clip. It holds like a champ and the angle of the binder clips hold the long yardstick and sheet flush against the wall. It’s great. I wouldn’t have done it without the inspiration of Karen’s video!! ❤🎉😊

You are a life saver.Wonderful ideas you have helped me so much.Thank You

Thanks!
These are truly AWESOME IDEAS 💡!

I am so inspired to create a better work space with every one of these videos. thank you for creating your page and putting it out there, so much great information.

This is a great video. Thank you!

So cool

Thank you so much!! Didn't know how to do it, so it's a really great tutorial for me. 👏💕

Hey there, that last quilt at the end on your newly hung design board that you are taking a photo of - is that a particular pattern or just a scrappy masterpiece that you came up with?

As I lie here dreaming up a traveling design wal for retreats and sew ins. . .
I thought to myself, self why reinvent the wheel. HA‼ ✔✔😁 TYVM

Here I was just pinning to my curtains but I think I might do the pillowcase one… or sheets since I only use the bottom fitted one anyways….tyfs!

All great ideas! I've used the floor and bed like so many "piecers". I'm still working on the actual machine quilting... have done many hours of hand quilting. I really like these removeable and easily stored projects. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Blessings to y'all.

Oh this spring my craft barn is getting a desing wall!

This video was very very helpful. My goal for Jan will be to make my first quilt. I will be watching videos and taking notes. I’ve only been sewing for 2 years. So I’ll probably make a lap quilt to begin with. So thanks for all your tips,tricks and strategies.

Thanks

This video is what I need. Thank you very much.

I ended up using shipping cardboard: Lining the back with scrap yardage to protect the back and lining the front with flannel found on sale at Hobby Lobby. The great thing is that the scrap cardboard has folds in it so I can fold up the pieces and store when not in use. However, If I ever get a bigger sewing space with permanent wall space for a design wall! I love the idea for insulation boards! and your modular foam board ideas!!! Thank you for all you share!

Love this hack! A tremendous amount of thanks!

Thanks for show me how to make it.

Excellent ideas! I have to create a design wall for our camper that we winter in…can’t wait!!!🥰

Fabulous ideas! That's sure to be at least one or more to suit just about any need. Thank you for all you do & share with us!

Will these design walls also hold Levi fabric pieces?

Thank you so much! Such wonderful ideas!

I use a long tube given by the fabric store to roll the flannel back tabletop containing the pieces I place for design test or the blocks already done. Just unroll on the floor when I need it. Everything stay clean and can be put away in 20 seconds.And I can have as many tube as I work on many projets at the same time.

This was so helpful and really liking the last method…. thanks!

Thank you! I’ve been wanting to do this and now have lots of ideas.

Can anyone tell me where to find the link mentioned in the video for your first video please?

I feel so validated by the hanging the design wall on nails/hooks! I bought some gridded flannel, sewed button holes and hung it up on hooks.

Wow! Thank you big time! I’ll soon be going to an 8-hour sew day and was wishing I could think of a way to have a design wall there. You just made it very easy. 😁

Karen, thank you so much. Great ideas.