I have been wanting a design wall for a long time! I bought a foam board that is 1 1/2 inches thick and eight foot by four foot. At first I was going to put it in front of my closet doors but then decided to put it on the wall instead. It stays as long as my treadle is pushed up against it, we put double sided wall tabs on it, but I am going to have to pull the treadle out when I start quilting. Since it is foam, nails won't work, any suggestions on how to hang it? It does not go to the floor because I wanted to make two boards and the vent is there.
I have not hung this one yet, it has all of the "extra" blocks from the Sew Sweet Bee. I often make two blocks, and then send the best one and keep the other one.I spray "basted" the batting on the foam board. I wanted to use flannel, but I had this cheap batting that is super thin, so I used it.
I taped the back with duct tape to make sure it stays on.
I finally got my cake quilt basted! I spent the whole day Thursday in my pajamas and worked on my quilt! I sewed the back together and got it basted. I wanted to wait at least a day before I quilted it, giving the glue time to dry. I hate basting, but do prefer spray basting over pin basting. I always have wrinkles when I pin baste. I do the backing, let it dry, and then I do the front. If there is a wrinkle,I would rather have it on the back, so I always do the back first.Here are my tools. I use knee pads, painter's tape to hold down whatever is on the bottom, and spray glue. I use Krylon glue, since I can get it at Walmart. I might try something new when this runs out. Any suggestions?
Please ignore my pj's (remember I spent the whole day in my pj's, to sew), I wear knee pads when I baste, to protect my knees. This was a great idea from my stepmother. Can you see all the lint from the glue on them?
Question: I was told to serge around the quilt before I quilt it. This was from a professional, I always start quilting from the center out, to avoid wrinkles. What do you think?
Thanks!
BTW - This morning in Bible class with my student, we were talking about not being lazy and finding things to keep yourself busy and out of trouble. I told her that hobbies are good for that and quilting keeps me busy so that I am not tempted to be lazy and gossip. I also have my church activities, Homemaker's group, Quilt Guild, Ladies Bible Study. All of these things keep me busy.
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." Ecclesiastes 9:10