![]() ![]() We initially thought it would be best to assemble the squares on the floor, duct taping them together and then attaching it to the wall, but this didn’t work out. This worked like a champ and only took us about 20 minutes. The felt needed roughed up a bit in order to cling properly to my quilt blocks, so working with the softer side of the panels, we simply used a sanding block to make them fuzzier. ![]() The felt panels came with a softer side and a more coated side. My husband got really into this project and helped me out with it. I ordered 2 packages and they were on sale, so I got 40 of those, plus the 3M adhesive squares I needed to mount them, for less than $60. I discovered I could get 12” x 12” felt sound proofing panels on Amazon in packs of 20. How I made a quilt design wall out of felt sound proofing panels! These design walls work great and that’s what I almost did, until … ![]() Most people seem to fashion their design walls using foam board, particle board, or other material, then wrap it in their chosen fabric and attach it to the wall. While that may be the cheapest, easiest, and most moveable option, it is certainly not the most attractive way to create a design wall! I knew I wanted a permanent fixture, not one that would flap around with breezes and definitely something that looked nice, or it would drive me crazy. The cheapest and easiest is to simply tack a sheet of batting, or a few yards of wide felt, or simply a flannel sheet to the wall. Usually, the design wall is made of fabrics like flannel, felt, or cotton quilt batting, and there are several ways of fashioning one. In the end, I went my own way (you’ll see what I did in just a minute!) but there are several ways you can do this, so I’ll include all the options here. Of course, you can purchase a premade design wall on a nice frame and save yourself some work! But I wanted to make my own to lower the cost, so I looked at all the options and gathered inspiration from what others had done. You may need one if you, like me, find yourself wishing you had a place to figure out where to put which quilt blocks, without taking over your living room floor or your king size bed, or having to risk the dog napping on your project while you’re figuring it all out. What is a design wall and why would you need one?Ī design wall is used by quilters and is pretty much exactly what it sounds like - a wall, covered in a clingy fabric, that allows you to slap work-in-progress quilt blocks and fabrics to it, in order to arrange and design the quilt as you’re sewing it together. ![]()
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