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Vanishing Design Wall!
Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 1:28PM How COOL is this?
I just found this earlier today, while reading through American Patchwork and Quilts. A vanishing design wall! Where or where was this a few months ago when I bought one of those Cheryl Ann Design Walls, which I do not like very much.
The roll up feature would be perfect over my double door closet, wasted space that I could be using but can’t block!
I’d love some feedback on this if anyone owns one.
Reader Comments (22)
I love this! I can't wait to hear if someone has one! It would be great in my little bitty quilting room and better than my flannel backed vinyl table cloth!
Oh, wow!! I can use that--it's even better than a portable one. I love the decorative shelf and I know just where to put it! Christmas present!!
Karen in GA
I, too, saw this in the magazine and thought it was one of the most clever ideas in a long time. I have a full 8 × 8 design wall, but if this works as billed I'd be tempted to have another. I am most concerned over whether it rolls up and down easily and completely with blocks on it.
I checked out the prices under "products".
Hmmm....
Maybe your honey-do could engineer one of these..........
Well, CJ, one can never have too many of a particular item! Ditch the current wall and go for the new one, I say! lol It's like fabric, you can never have too much!
I saw that, too and wondered how expensive it would be! You could make one with an old window shade roller and a flannel backed tablecloth...right? CJ, your DH could whip one up in 10 minutes out in his shop!! :-)
I saw this too. What a fabulous idea. I immediately thought of our MCD roller shades in the RV. We've had them since 2007 and love them. They are very high quality shades with a metal frame. I'm thinking I might try to make my own setup as I can order any width / length I want thru that company. How hard can it be to add the flannel front? Not sure - so I'd probably buy a cheap roller and test that process first.
Here's the link to MCD shades.
http://www.mcdinnovations.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=100
I saw this at the Long beach quilt show last weekend. My friend is going to make one for a fraction of the cost.
Omigosh! Right now I have a smallish piece of flannel on some Command hooks over my double-door closet. It's a royal pain, as I have to climb on a step stool and clip it up out of the way when I want to get into the closet. This would be so much nicer -- if it were affordable. The least expensive one is $140 + shipping. That's a lot. Does anyone have a bright idea for someone who isn't very handy to make something similar? That roll-up feature is just wonderful. :)
Wow, I like. Unfortunately It is way wider than any of my doorways, let alone the angled one into the sewing room.
I have no idea as to the cost but how about a school map? You know the kind we all had as kids? Maybe one of those could be modified?
The pricing for this is silly. Since my hobby is furniture making I know that the cost of materials is significantly less than $100 even for a one off shelf. My wife has asked that I make one for her. Very simple 3/4 inch clear pine (as used by Vanishing Wall), or painted MDF, or frankly any wood that is pleasing.
Saw this in a quilters magazine and put the magazine aside til I could look at it again.. Out of all my quilters books I couldn't find it .I finally went online and searched and searched and lo and behold I found you and I immediately ordered it..What a great idea, especially if u don't have wall space..over the closet is super smart. Can't wait to get it
I just got one at PIQF. DH had talked about making one, but knowing him, it would take a while. Springs inside are very heavy duty (she showed me one), and take up and down works well, even with blocks on it (tested at show). It will go over the window in my sewing room, which will cover shutters, but that is OK. Two more windows are on the adjacent wall which can also supply daylight (also shuttered, but can be easily opened if desired).
We tried making one :-( it looked good but it would not roll up right or roll up at all at times. my husband was so upset with it he went online and ordered one for me :-) can't wait to get it, I'm so excited!! :-)
I saw one at the Pacific International Quilt Show. Tried it out up and down, and even discovered you could pin the pieces on through just the flannel backing but not the heavy vinyl backing if need be. I came home to think about it and after climbing through the system I have over my closet several times this past week or two, decided to order it. Can't wait to receive it and have my husband stain or paint it, I order the unfinished one, to match my studio decor.
Hi All!
Thanks for the kind words from those who have ordered! To those who are trying to make - believe me... been there, done that! My original prototype was a big box store blind that I ripped the fabric off of and replaced with my fabric. It wouldn't roll up - let alone with blocks on it! We have a special heavy duty spring mechanism, and it is also on a steel roller. Fran - the VDW would work great in front of your existing design wall! For those who think the pricing is silly - the expense is in the mechanism and the fabric, not the knotty pine! If anyone has any quesitions - I would be more than happy to answer them!
My girlfriends have a vanishing wall and both say they have problems getting the "shade" to roll up. I really want one and I'm afraid of their problems/ Any suggestions?
There is 2 reasons they may be having a problem. First - they didn't get the spring tight enough (instructions in package). Second - it does take some getting used to. When you roll it up you have to kinda "flick" your wrists and do it very fast. Usually people are afraid to go too fast that they'll let it go and it will do the "whop-whop" thing. You have to do it fast, yet keep holding onto it. It is a super heavy duty spring to take up the wall with fabric on it. If you go slow, it is designed to "catch" and stop. If they have problems, they are welcome to call (number is on the website) and we can talk them thru their specific issue. We have sold well over 1,000 of these - and the two notes above have solved the problem every time!
As far as DH making one...it wouldn't be that simple because a regular spring shade is not strong enough...vanishing design wall has a much stronger spring roller. And how quick is DH going to make one?
I have one and it does roll up with all your design fabric on it.
Laurie
I saw this at a quilt show. It works really well, and my kids are getting me one for my birthday. The reason for the high price is the roller mechanism. I works just like a roll-up window shade, but because it is so large and made of a flannel fabric, they had to use a really heavy-duty roller mechanism which jacked up the price quite a bit. I am sure you could make one for less money, but be sure you get a roller that will really work.