Good question, Ritzy! I shall email her again and ask her!
JoAnne
southern California

That would be my concern, is it something that will stay put while you are putting blocks up or is it going to move around?

Thanks, Nancy, I have a portable design wall.

Hanging anything in front of the closet would mean I couldn't get into the closet very easily, if at all. That's where everything is stored. There is no other wall space available, the room is rather small, my sewing table, cutting table, and bookcase, etc. pretty much take up all the space. The closet (about 8 feet wide) is the "available wall". I contacted the manufacturer/seller of the Vanishing Design Wall, she said that some customers have said it's like a "mini garage door" and that it's very sturdy. I just hope to hear from someone who has one since I am not able to actually see one, except for photos.

I just heard from the manufacturer/seller again, she said the mechanism is like a garage door opener, it's strong. That makes more sense now.

JoAnne

You can use the flannel side of a flannel backed oilcloth tablecloth fabric as a portable design wall. Thumbtacks, clothespins or drapery clips can be used to hang it, depending on where you hang it. It works great. I used one to display the optional blocks turned in each month for my guild's optional block raffle.

Lady Rags asked about this in another topic but I'm posting it as a new topic so the subject is exactly what I'm asking about. I searched on The Forum for "Vanishing Design Wall" and didn't find it. I've seen this product in two magazines, most recently in Quilter Newsletter as one of their Staff Picks. Does anyone know more about this? I've been to the website, http://www.vanishingdesignwall.com but I really want to hear from someone who's bought one. It would solve my problem. I have one of those portable design walls and it's nice but DH does not like having it in the living room unless I "clean up and put it away each day" when I'm finished. Okay, finish in one day? Not me! Here's a chuckle for you, DH told me that I could get a long arm and put it in the living room, we do not use the living room at all, we have a family room where we "live". He said I could get a long arm as long as I "cleaned up and put everything away each day"! I don't think so!

I have no wall space in my sewing room so something like that vanishing thing would be nice, I could hang it above the sliding doors of the closet.

JoAnne in southern California