So . . . I have always wanted a quilt wall, but I don't really have any large wall space in my sewing room that I can walk up to. When I started working on the "Christmas in the Park" quilt, it was time to figure something out, since it took some time to arrange and rearrange the bazillion pieces on the quilt until I was satisfied with it. But, the problem still remained--where to put my quilt wall.
Then, I had a lucid moment of inspiration. Why couldn't I use my closet doors as my quilt wall? Granted, there are some drawbacks to that plan. Namely, that you can't open the closet doors when you have a quilt handing on the quilt wall. But, when faced with that or nothing, it was an easy decision.
I did a little research and decided to make my quilt wall out of a cheap vinyl tablecloth that I purchased at Amazon (click here to see it). If you do the same thing, be sure to get a flannel-backed tablecloth. The first one I bought from Amazon said it was flannel-backed, but it wasn't.
I just cut the tablecloth to fit the width of each panel of my closet door, wrapped each door panel with the tablecloth (flannel side out), and stapled it in place on the back of the door. It works great!
As you can see in the photo, the black check pattern on the vinyl side of the tablecloth is faintly visible, which helps when I have to be careful to hang pieces straight.
Then, I had a lucid moment of inspiration. Why couldn't I use my closet doors as my quilt wall? Granted, there are some drawbacks to that plan. Namely, that you can't open the closet doors when you have a quilt handing on the quilt wall. But, when faced with that or nothing, it was an easy decision.
I did a little research and decided to make my quilt wall out of a cheap vinyl tablecloth that I purchased at Amazon (click here to see it). If you do the same thing, be sure to get a flannel-backed tablecloth. The first one I bought from Amazon said it was flannel-backed, but it wasn't.
I just cut the tablecloth to fit the width of each panel of my closet door, wrapped each door panel with the tablecloth (flannel side out), and stapled it in place on the back of the door. It works great!
As you can see in the photo, the black check pattern on the vinyl side of the tablecloth is faintly visible, which helps when I have to be careful to hang pieces straight.