The plans for this morning are to load a baby quilt, using Minkee for the backing and this will be the first time I’ve ever used Minkee. My afternoon . . well, my husband made plans for me despite this being Quiltathon Friday. What’s wrong with him? 🙂
The first thing I did this morning was make myself a second design wall. With all the projects I have going, I should have just made the room one big flannel board instead of using drywall and dealing with the painters.
I had a pretty good sized piece of flannel that was 45” wide so I cut it in half lengthwise, pinned some fluffy batting on the wall and then pinned the flannel over that.
It’s right behind the longarm and when I walk between the longarm and the wall, the blocks sometimes fall off but I don’t use the longarm that much.
The main design wall is right next to my sewing machine and is much bigger.
We’ll see . . there are a couple of spots where I could put up a third design wall or, maybe I’ll stop starting new projects and finish up some old projects!
Alycia says
Love your design walls!! They make it so bright and cheery in there – and its like new art everytime you change the quilts!
denise russart says
Are you peeking into my sewing room again?? I did the exact same thing last night. The main design all was overflowing so I put up a second one to hold my CTS blocks too! Stop spying on me! LOL
Mary in VA says
I know – too many projects and not enough walls! I have a really small quilting space and don’t have space for a real design wall. Instead I made some portable design walls that I made out of tri-fold display stands from office depot covered with a thin layer of batting and flannel. I have more than one so I can keep different projects on different design walls and only pull out the one I’m working on. I have a friend who uses them for when her big wall overflows or she’s interrupting the project on the wall for another smaller project.
pdudgeon says
i agree, you really DO need three design walls. (says the quilter who has to use a bed to lay things out.) of course if you were smart (which i know you are!) you’ll work this afternoon with Vince out so that he spends tomorrow morning building you a third design wall. pay back is soooo sweet! LOL.
LInda in NE says
You’re quilt-a-thoning….I’m corn-a-thoning. Today is Corn Day. It’s picked and I’m resting my back for a few minutes then out to husk & silk. I used to zip through twice a much in a day but this old body protests that any more.
I wonder if Vince’s plans for you include shopping?!?
Amy (NW WI) says
LOL…between YOUR designs and Bonnie Hunter designs; I also am in need of MUCH more design wall space!!! Thank goodness the floor was open today for your QAT! (which, BTW, has taken a slight detour back to your 2009 Freeze Frame Quilt-in-a-Hour). LOL. I’ve had fabrics set aside and ALL the hourly steps printed out since 6/28/10; rather than dive into the August 2012 QAT, I’m jumping into the old-goodie routine!
You are amazing!
Linda Steller says
LOL – I don’t even have one design wall permanently up. I have three, they’re just folded away. Sigh.
Rose Barnes says
Have you ever used foam core board for a design wall? It’s very light weight, easy to move and if you wanted to put two together you could have a huge design wall. You can use clamps from office supply to secure flannel to the top. You can use pins to secure the blocks. You get the foam core board from any place that does framing
Marie says
i know that this is the cheap way out, but I bought a flannel backed tablecloth after Easter for less than $2 and its up in my sewing room. My big wall is in the hall and can hold a queen/king when I need it. Got the binding on one of the queen quilts today, but that’s all I got done. Need to do one more and then I can sew some more!!!
Susan says
You crack me up, Judy. Put up a third design wall, I say!