Design walls for quilting

I recently got a bug in my bonnet telling me that I could really use a design wall for my scrappy quilt projects that I love to sort of let come together as I go. In past homes, with large sewing rooms, I just did this kind of thing on the floor, but in my current very small sewing room, I don’t hav

I made a design wall for my sewing room, and I am so happy with how it works! I know there are several design wall ideas out there, some are good for portable projects (think flannel backed tablecloths that can be rolled up and packed away quilt blocks and all). I am working in my temporary sewing room while my new workshop is under construction. This space is small, without a lot of wall space, so I needed a semi-portable design wall that I could move around the room. It also needed to be…

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 de…

A Design Wall is such a great tool for any quilter. There are many options for finding a quilt design wall or tutorials to make your own.

I finally have a quilt design wall in my new house and I'm so excited! There really is nothing like being able to step back and see an entire quilt like this! And I'm going to show you (in excruciating detail) how I built mine - including the specific materials I used. I'll also show

I can’t believe I’ve been making quilts as long as I have without any kind of design wall! A design wall is an area on your wall where you can lay out quilt blocks to come up with a layout for your quilt. The advantages are numerous — I’ve always laid out my quilts on […]

For your next quoting projects, try these quilt designs for your walls to add an accent to your homes.

One of the students in last weekend's class brought along her new portable design wall. Liza made it herself using a tri-fold science project board, white flannel on the front side, and red "duct" tape to finish the edges. Talk about simply awesome . . . And what a great example of students teaching their teachers something new. * * * And before you go, I hope you'll take an extra minute or two to check out what one of the women I follow on Instagram just made - click here to visit the BUILD…

In our old digs my design wall was limited to ONE. Now with the studio I have my own padded room;) I had one wall space left that I was told needed a bumper to protect the wall from ambitious pressers yielding an iron;) I also had two smaller pieces of cut insulation board that...Read More »