Here are photos of my design walls. First is my RV/portable walls. One photo shows the design wall hanging on the mirror in the RV, with part of the quilt I'm working on. The other photo shows my other design wall that I took to a Landscape class I took last year. My quilt shop has design walls made from foam board that they set up on chairs. I unrolled mine and pinned to board.
Both are made with a large foam noodle, that you can get from Wal Mart in the Toy dept. The noodle is about 3 1/4 - 3 1/2" across, so they don't bend much. I cut them to 36". Buy 1 yd. plastic table cloth material with the flannel back (try to find the heaviest you can). It is 54" or something wide. I pinned the 36" side to the noodle, then on the other 36" side I turned down an inch or two and spaced 4 buttonholes across, they don't have to be very big because I hang it on the mirror with 4 suction cup hooks. When I'm done using it, I roll it up and use 2 or 3 Velstraps, got these at Ace Hardware. They are 18" long straps with a ring on one end to run the strap thru and back to lock on itself.
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This photo shows the design wall I have at home. I don't have any free wall space, so I bought 2 yds or whatever length to fit my closet doors. Again I turned down a couple inches and made buttonholes so I could hang it up with the over the door hooks. If I need in the closet, I unhook one side, fold it in half, hang it.
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There's always a way to have a design wall!
Lyn