What's on your design wall?

There's nothing on my design wall right now and I've been thinking. (Now there's a sentence that scares some folks.) I'm wondering if I took it outside and sprayed it with quilt basting spray if that would make blocks stick to it. The board is covered with one of those pricey gridded cloths that nothing sticks to except threads. Has anybody tried spraying one? Polly

My wall is batting and because most of my blocks are PP, I have to pin them. I do know that one time I had over spray of basting spray and every thing stuck to the floor there.........threads, dust bunnies, etc.

My design wall is covered with bright ship blocks, some that I made and some that were made for me in my guild's box exchange.

--Lia

Well, can you wash it if it doesn't work out? If so, then what's the harm in trying it? Even washing the gridded fabric might rough it up enough to make things stick to it better.

i don't have a design wall but all over the beds in the spare bedroom are scrappy New York Beauty blocks done in batiks, tie-dyed and block print fabrics.

-Irene

I'm working on a group challenge. We each got a bag with really unrelated fabric in it and now we each are to make a 24"x24" wall hanging out of the fabrics. I had intended to make a carousel horse, but got carried away or something and now I have mustangs running across my design wall, heels kicking in the air. I don't know yet what the background will be. I think I will have to paint some of the fabric because it just isn't working for canyons and desert scrub.

Sunny

My design wall has some scrappy Jewel Box blocks on it right now. I have made 4 and only have 14 to go!

Mary

Good for you! My wall has the 36 rctq BOM (plus 4 extra to make it 5 X8), sewn into a little top/ medaillion, while I try to make up my mind what it needs. Plus a row robin group project. And another of Pat's beauties. Roberta in D

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I just pulled some dwr pieces down that were there over a month and didn't really amount to what I wanted. I was putting other stuff over those for awhile but they are just not a happening thing now.

I have an almost finished bargello flag up now. There is also a piece of really wonderfully done embroidery I picked up at the thrift store. I think it might work as a center to a wall hanging, maybe.

My first thought when I read the msg. header was Polly doesn't have anything on her design wall since nothing sticks. I have batting on mine but no lines. Everything sticks in the dry static air here. There are more than a few houses available in the area Polly. Your gators would absolutely hate it though.

Taria

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I've got a Black bear with bear paws have to find back ground yet. Leaning toward a river. Want to put a fish on it with a pocket in the fish. Still working out design.

Polly, have you thought about taking a stiff bristled brush to the gridded cover?? It might raise enough nap to help with the blocks sticking to it. There are a couple of different kinds of gridded stuff I have seen (at least seen pictures of ) One is thin interfacing and one is a sort of flannel stuff. If yours is the flannel type, brushing it might seriously help.

Pati, > One day I'm going to quit whining about it and draw a grid on a cotton batt.

Well, right now I don't have a design wall.... the portable one has a Whirlpool quilt on it that I really need to get finished sometime. but don't have the room to work on it sigh. But I am working on my Hoffman challenge quilt, a couple for the Kaufman challenges, and some class samples. Seems that I need some sort of "deadline" to get much done.

Pati, > I'm working on a Thomas the Tank Train quilt for my #4 grandson. It's

Had that .washed it....nuttin, washed it again with 'rough towels' still no clinging. ...resorted to pins. Now I use batting.and still use pins. Threadds cling to it wonderfully.....not squares

ON the wall: New Bride's WUH and both the front and back of the USA Map WUH. Neither are being worked on right now. Over this I have a sheet pinned on that has the Star Afghan 'blocks' that I need to sew the outside diamonds to.(I NEED a 2nd wall!!!!!!!) I DID get 2 more rows sewn together since we got home, so now it is 1/2 done.

Butterfly (Still shooting for Oct for a DONE date)

Mine is currently empty. Just finished a "Happy New Home" set for my DGS & his S.O. and my new GGD.... They're into John Deere big time and I found the neatest John Deere fabric at my local TSWLTH (it's a 4-season J.D. that sorta runs the seasons together in an overall look) -- plus I couldn't pass up a Teddy Bear driving a J.D. tractor (cheater quilt panel for my GGD!) I made the "adults" a couple of pot holders, a "bag" bag (to hold those extra plastic bags you get at the grocery store) and a microwave potato baker, so now their kitchen will have the JohnDeere theme, too.

Next project is a WIP - My oldest son brought by a huge bag of flannel pieces - odd cuts & up to a yard - which he got at a garage sale (CHEAP) and figured I could use them (Did I raise my pack-rat kids right, or what?) Anyway, I'd already cut most of the pieces up into whatever size squares I could and need to finish sewing them together and back them with plain flannel to make kiddie-hugs for the local homeless shelter. I have four tops done and need to finish the last one, and then back 'em and tie them (or stitch 'em).

Next project up will be a quilt for me (and DH's ) bed. I'm going to try to make one of the split-9-patches. Wanted to do that for ages, but keep coming up with other stuff that needs to be done first. Even have the fabric! I'm just trying to decide whether to cut the squares 3.5" or 4" (to get the most mileage out of the fabric I bought so I don't run short ) Guess I need to hit my scrap bin and try out a couple of blocks in both sizes.

Keepin' busy with that & the garden. ME-Judy

Right you are, Taria. The gators and I are accustomed to mildew and moss. It keeps our skin pretty. I only have threads on the design wall just now. DH's quilt that Louise just returned to me is being bound. I'd forgotten that I'd picked out the binding before I shipped the quilt to Iowa. The fabric for the binding is lots of glorious swipes of reds. Its name is 'fingerpaints' and I've been saving it for a special event for years. There's another quilt that needs a border. I've tried everything but duct tape and elastic saved from old BVDs. Nothing, nothing seems to belong. I'll listen to the voices while I'm stitching the Christmas quilt's binding. Pass me the Prozac lick. Polly

"Taria" > My first thought when I read the msg. header was Polly doesn't have

You are a hoot!