Roll Down Quilt Wall

I had the shelf already.

Roll down quilt wall. My homemade roll up design wall. I had the shelf already. Instead of taking the design wall down when it is not in use i pin one out of approx. Seven of the pieced quilt tops that my grandmother mother pieced when working on quilts together close to 55 years ago.

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. Use it to try various layouts for your piece work blocks borders and color matching. I have a design wall that is a huge piece of batting tacked to a bright red wall. You make this just like a regular quilt with a layer of flannel on top and a layer of batting behind.

I saw something like this at a quilt show once but couldn t afford to buy it. Get acquainted with the design a way to go tm portable design wall for quilters. I d appreciate hearing from anyone who has made one of these. It was in our dining room of our old house but it didn t fit in the new.

Roll up your project for transport or for protection when not designing. My homemade roll up design wall. A retractable design wall for quilters my birthday present to me this year i can hardly wait until it is delivered. It was in our dining room of our old house but it didn t fit in the new so i took it for my sewing room.

It was made of some kind of roll down window shade with flannel on it.