A repost as promised for my Improv and Value Class students. Hope you all enjoy!
Little update to this post, the design wall with the grid is a Fons and Porter Design wall.
Surely none of you are like me and start another grand idea before the previous twenty are finished. Design walls are as essential as fabric in my mind for designing a quilt. Wall space is a limited commodity in this house and I needed a multiple design wall solution. I finally got around to a simple fix.
Sew doubled up ribbon to the top of one design wall that has a laminate backing. Place your project…work on it. When you get bored with it, roll up that design wall and tie it with some pretty bows…
and easy-peazy move onto the project on the design wall beneath. The laminate keeps everything from becoming muddled.
A laminate table cloth works great too and you can use Blair’s technique to make your own with gromments. Jacquie has a tutorial for mounting gromets if that sounds intimidating.
How many of these do you think I can layer in the Livudio before my husband thinks I’ve totally lost it?
Fantastic idea. I love it. I need to do this for my tiny house!
LOVING those blocks, girlfriend!
Best idea I’ve heard in a long time! I am working on two completely different quilt projects these days, and I love the idea of being able to not see one while I’m working on the other. And I’ve got a wall to do it, yay!
In that brilliant new studio!
I need this…I have one wall in my bedroom that I use and this would be perfect! I love the “Livudio” name 🙂
You could just make the house a “padded room.”
Katie
what type of fabric did you use for your design wall that yo show in the picture.
thanks julie
Yes, I have the same question as Julie above: where did you get that awesome gridded laminate?
http://www.amazon.com/Fons-Porter-Instant-Design-Wall/dp/B0028U2II2
Uhh . . . I really like that. So, is it just laminate? What is on the back of the laminate to make the fabric stick to it?
It’s similar to a flannel. This one is a Fons and Porter design wall. I think Joann’s has them or just google it. Here’s one: http://www.amazon.com/Fons-Porter-Instant-Design-Wall/dp/B0028U2II2
Katie,
We found some half square triangle blocks on the floor after your class on Wed. They were at the end of the classroom where the sink is.
I love this idea – thanks so much
So clever! I’m totally going to steal that idea! We had a family roomio 😀 then my lovely husband built me a room. Now if he’d just finish it…
brilliant idea..is flannel better than just using a cotton batting as design wall?
either work great!
it works just the same.
I have a tiny space and always have to peel one off the wall to grasp the next (I like to have quilts in all phases and twenty more n my head). This is perfect. I’m going to try to sneak it in one day while my husband is at work 🙂
Thanks!
I’m late to this party having just discovered you and your blog Katie. I laughed and love your terms “livudio” and “garudio” and laughed even harder at this post – how many layers till they know we’re crazy?” We’re in the design phase for our garudio so I’m looking forward to going backward on your blog. I’m also thinking about your design wall ideas because, of course, I don’t already have enough “pills” – Projects in Limbo Land – going already. (Ha! I can do that word thing too!) Happy Day!
Keep me posted on good ideas. I’m going for a whole padded room when it comes to design walls;)
Great idea.
Thanks! It worked great in our old space;)