However, when photographing on my design wall, I often cover it with a large piece of black felt first. In part, for the reason stated above, and in part - I guess - because I'm just used to it. This will be immensely helpful when you need to measure and square up for blocking purposes.Īlthough quilts often look great when photographed against a black background, I prefer white for my design wall.
Then, if you choose white fabric (which I recommend) the marks will shadow through slightly. Before covering the insulation with fabric, draw a large grid, with a very fat sharpie. If you want to block quilts onyour design wall, then I have a very useful pre-construction tip. I also use mine for blocking and photographing quilts, and most of my tips deal with those tasks. Remember that you'll probably be using your design wall for more than just designing. Some will have photo's of their design walls and studio's on their websites or blogs. The emails that follow are all from SAQA members, and their names are at the beginning of the message. I believe she said she got it at a used office furniture store. It’s on wheels, and she can use both sides. I know that Ann Brauer uses a former office divider that is padded, and covered with a gray material. The design board will be screwed into the homosote wall, so I can unscrew it in case of needed repair or replacement. I am duct taping a Queen size batting on it first, then putting a King sized flannel sheet from LLBean (very white and thick) on top. The design wall in my studio is going to be 7’ x 8’, and is a blue styrofoam, which showed through one layer of flannel. Although my studio walls are homosote, and some people can pin into them, my fingers are not strong enough. When you are designing, you will need to pin any second pieces of fabric to the design board to hold them up, so try a product by sticking pins in it, as a good way to test to see if it works for you. The first layer, whether it is felt, batting or flannel, should hold most material.
Gridded flannel portable#
There are many possibilities, and what works for one artist won't work for another.Īrtists who work smaller than 4’ wide can probably use a portable design wall, but if working larger than 4’, it would need to be stabilized. Reading through them will help with deciding on materials, the size of design wall that is needed, and whether it should be attached to the wall, or portable. The ideas are listed below, in no particular order. I asked for help on design wall materials and had many responses from SAQA members.
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