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How to Make a Quilt Design Wall Tutorial

Alanda Craft December 5, 2015 16 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Those of you who have been following our YouTube channel for a while will have noticed a number of changes in what we have in the background. It’s all about being able to keep things neat and tidy while showcasing what we are working on in the video at the time.

We found that having a piece of batting on the wall worked quite well, but it wasn’t terribly attractive so we came up with the idea of putting the batting onto a canvas board. 

Now we tried a few techniques and kept ending up with pokey out bits on the corners, which weren’t at all attractive. But we persevered and finally came up with a workable solution. So the finished board is not only practical for us but it has tidy corners.

Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for the written instructions

So What Do You Need?

  • 1 canvas artists board – the one in the video is 18″ x 18″ but you can use any size canvas board.
  • Enough batting to cover the front of the board and reach around the back to cover the struts. We cut our batting at 22″
  • Staple gun 
Important Note:
Someone suggested that we try a flannel sheet instead of the batting. We tried it and we really like it and continue to use it but just be aware that the batting will hold things a little better than the flannel sheet. However, the flannel sheet doesn’t pill as much. So there are pro’s and con’s to both options.

 

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  • Cut the batting 4″ wider than the size of your canvas.
  • Lay the canvas in the middle of the batting.

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  • Fold the batting to the back, covering the edge of the canvas.
  • Staple in one or two places on each side just to hold the batting in place. You could also use a hammer and nails.
  • Don’t staple near the corner as we have to neaten those up before stapling them and you will want a bit of wiggle room to play with.

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  • Once you have put the staples into the first side move to the other side and just give the batting a little tug so that it is taut on the front.

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  • Now put a couple of staples in that side.

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  • Repeat for the top and bottom so that all four sides have the batting stapled in place.

Now for the corners

  • Bring the excess corner piece so that the point lines up with the side of the canvas (see picture or better still – check out the video above)

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  • Fold in the excess fabric so that it lines up, as near as possible to the outside edge of the canvas

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  • Now fold over the  batting piece to neatly cover the corner  and staple in place.

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  • Add some more staples around the edges to keep the batting stable giving a little tug on the batting as you go.

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  • And there you have it, a quick and simple Quilt Block Board.

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How We Attached the Quilt Design Board to the Wall

We measured the board and then about 10 inches from each end we drilled masonry screws into the wall at that measurement. You could also put one in the middle if you like.

We then added screw hooks to the top of the board. We just hand screwed them in and they hooked over the nails in the wall.

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Filed Under: Quilting Tutorials Tagged With: craft, quilt block board, quilt board, quilting

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Comments

  1. Colleen McPhee says

    March 5, 2016 at 7:07 am

    I am trying to find the download for the tote to carry cuttin mat, ruler and quilting tools.
    Hope you can help.
    Colleen

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      March 6, 2016 at 8:30 am

      Here is the link Colleen https://www.alandacraft.com/the-very-big-craft-bag-by-alanda-craft/

      Reply
  2. Sue Woods says

    January 16, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    Could I just use a large piece of styrofoam to put the batting on? The other thing I wonder is could I just use flannel on it instead of batting? Would those changes work as well?

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      January 18, 2017 at 8:03 am

      We haven’t tried styrofoam or felt Sue, but I can see no reason why they wouldn’t work. The main thing you need to test is if your quilting material will stay in place on the felt.

      Reply
  3. Lynda says

    June 16, 2018 at 10:34 pm

    Love this!! I have an old painting of mine sitting in the garage waiting to be recycled and now I can bring it in and use it. Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      June 17, 2018 at 11:46 am

      Awesome Lynda. You are going to love it.

      Reply
  4. Sylvia says

    July 10, 2018 at 11:07 am

    How did you hang the large one on the wall?

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      July 10, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      We drilled masonry screws into the wall. And then we found some screw hooks which we hand wound into the top of the board.

      I’ve added a picture in the post above so you can see what I mean.

      Reply
  5. Donna Ballotta says

    August 23, 2018 at 7:19 am

    love this idea and it was very clear to me how to do this project

    hope everyone who quilts can do this in their sewing area it is helpful to stand back and see if you like what you are doing

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      August 23, 2018 at 8:59 am

      Absolutely Donna. And you can easily move the blocks around to see how they look in different positions before committing to a design.

      Reply
  6. Diane Freeburg says

    August 4, 2019 at 10:06 am

    I like this! I’m going to make it! 🙂

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      August 5, 2019 at 9:01 am

      They are great Diane and quite easy to make. Being able to make it in any size is what I really like. We have a large one that we use in our video tutorials and a small one just for putting together quilt blocks.

      Reply
  7. Toni Clawson says

    August 15, 2020 at 10:42 am

    Where did you buy the large 40″ x 60″ canvas artist board?

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      August 15, 2020 at 10:43 am

      We purchased that from a $2 shop here in Australia. They sold all sorts of different sizes.

      Reply
  8. Alice Conway says

    August 10, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    I was wondering how I could do a working design board and this has been a great help. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      August 17, 2022 at 10:31 am

      Thank you Alice 😊. I find that the design board makes it easy to showcase blocks to see how they are going to look. I like being able to stand back from the design to see the what the final effect will look like, and it gives me the chance to change it if I decide I’m not fussed on it.

      Reply

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