DIY Project - Quilt Design Wall / Photography Backdrop

I finally got my Quilt Design Wall put up so I could hang my second quilt this year and photography it.

This is a multi purpose set up because space is at a premium in this place.

1. I can hang quilts for my final photos.

2. I can use this as a photography backdrop - Hanging fabric/paper from the cafe hooks at the top lets me set up my camera on the tripod and go back 7ft which gives me a lot of flexibility. Always there to use at a moment's notice.

3. I can hang my flannel design wall when I am making a quilt. The design wall is white 100% cotton flannel and the quilt fabric pieces stick to it and make moving the pieces around really easy. The size will accommodate any quilt I will make.  It measures 72" Wide x 80" Tall.

I was lucky to get the right hand hanger and the middle one into 2x4 with the left one in an anchor.  That will support anything I will use this for.

The tools came in handy. Drill for the anchor install, level, screwdrivers, hammer and nails to assess whether I was in only dry wall or I had hit a stud. I did use my stud finder as well. The square to make sure I was even to the closet wall.

The dowel at 3/8" in diameter and 72 inches long was not straight so you can see in the top right hand photo that I had to tie the dowel to the hook support so it would not pop out of the hooks.  The dowel and cafe hooks will stay there all the time as they are placed above the trim of the closet doors. 

The metal rods which acts as weights for the design wall will stay in all the time.  I fold the wall in half height wise then roll it onto the rods.

To store the wall I made a custom bag to hold it.  This way it stays clean and some what wrinkle free.

I then added a hook to the shelf in the craft room closet where the bag can hang. 

Done and dusted.

Super happy with the final result.