Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Facts About A Retractable Design Wall For Quilters

By Essie Osborn


Regardless of the level of experience or interest in quilting, there are certain tools and equipment which are needed to do the job right. You will need measuring tapes or rules, needles, and cutting tools at a minimum. A piece of equipment which will simplify your quilting tasks is a retractable design wall for quilters. Although you can enjoy the craft without it, the process is much more enjoyable when you install one of the simple devices in your sewing room or area.

When you are trying to lay out a design on the floor, your knees suffer. It's hard to reach all the areas of a large quilt. You probably have discovered that placing your projects on a table top doesn't work well either. A table has a large footprint in a room. If your table is multipurpose, you must move your quilt project every time the table is needed for another reason. It is far better to do your quilt design work by using a retractable wall placed against a hard surface.

The features of this equipment are designed to hold most fabric types in place without the need for pins. Usually a white or neutral-colored background is preferred, so that the colors in the design "pop". This makes it easier to see exactly what the colors will look like in the final design. Pieces can be moved around from one location to another.

Interruptions in the course of a quilting project are common. The retractable device offers a great solution for interruptions. You just retract the pieces and the backing into the device and everything remains in place and clean. There is no need to worry about lost pieces or the presence of dirt.

Installing the retractable wall is easy. It can be placed on a flat wall or over a door. It's best to use a retraction tool wide enough to allow ease of access. When you are working on your project, just release the equipment into place and it's right there in front of you. When you are ready to stop work for a time, the entire surface, including quilt pieces retracts into a small space.

The retractable equipment should be installed a hard flat wall in order to operate correctly. When you want to work with fabric pieces, just press them onto the device. If you want to try them in a different pattern, just pick up the piece and move it to the new location.

Placing your arrangement of blocks onto the wall is an ideal way to capture images of your quilt. You can upload the pictures to your photo album or to your website. This can be a great marketing tool. It also ensures that you remember how you put creative quilt tops together.

Keeping your quilting arrangement and pieces of the current project in place from one quilting session to the next is easy when you have the right tools. There is no risk of losing a crucial piece of the quilt top because it wasn't put away during the last session. The pieces are right where you left them before putting away your work the last time.




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