How to Make a Simple Quilting Design Wall/Make a Design Wall from Styrofoam

How to make a simple quilting design wall for your sewing room or studio. A design wall is a great way to plan your quilts and visualize how they will look. You can "audition" different fabrics for your sashing and borders and rearrange your quilt blocks any way you'd like.

You can make this design wall with some flannel fabric and a few things from the hardware store. You can make it any size you'd like. The Styrofoam comes 4' x 8' sheets and can be cut down to the size you want. (Danny cut mine down to size on his table saw. Gotta love a handy husband!)

This tutorial will show you the way to make a flannel fabric covered design wall. This works great when working on putting a quilt or quilt blocks together and you want to rearrange the blocks to make different designs.

This is what we use in our quilt shop, The Sewing Basket in Plymouth, WI. They work great.




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[theclosetquilterelliemiria]

if I have to put it up myself, I think I'll use velcro tape to hold it steady for me.... I'll mark where the studs are and velcro in other areas... that way the screws won't have to deal with it . :) thank you for making this video

[gingertea]

The best video I have seen on making a design wall, very detailed - thank you

[conniehesley]

505 spray is temporary spray, how does this last to keep your flannel tight?

[pjones]

Wonderful tutorial! I used a thick cardboard folding display board. Works great. Thanks!

[marilyntrent]

Extremely great tutorial in making a design walk. Very helpful. Thank you.

[pampendleton]

Was the flannel prewashed? Do you have to prewash?

[theclosetquilterelliemiria]

Thank you for making this you gave really helpful info. I watched so many that don't give the hardware info.. thank you so much ! VERY HELPFUL