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A Fresh Look for My Ironing Board

Jan 24, 2010 Sewing

Behind my sewing machine is a little ironing board that’s super convenient for small ironing tasks. For longer than I care to admit, it has looked like this:

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Finally, I decided that I needed to do something about it. It turns out that with less than 1/2 yard of fabric, I could easily make it pleasant to look at.

Originally the iron had a thin piece of foam over the particle board form. I replaced the foam with two layers of Warm n’ Natural batting, stapling it to the board. I hate it when the batting shifts as I iron.

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Then I made the cover using the existing cover as a pattern.

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I can’t begin to tell you how happy it makes me to look at this cheerful ironing board. I think I need to add more bits of bright pink in my studio.

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When it’s time to replace this cover, I think I’m going to scrap this board and make my own portable ironing board. Recovering this board helped me realize that this board was nothing more than plain particle board cut into a nice shape. While it’s shaped for ironing clothes, it really doesn’t suit my primary needs. I’d rather have a full rectangle. If I should decide to iron clothes (big if), I can always get out my full-sized iron board.

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5 Responses to “A Fresh Look for My Ironing Board”

  1. Kim Says:

    January 24th, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    I have a tv tray that I covered with insulbright and silver iron fabric. I take it with me everywhere I go and it stands at the right height for me to put it next to me when I sew. I may recover it next time with a pretty fabric :)


  2. Rachel Says:

    January 25th, 2010 at 10:02 am

    I like the TV tray idea. I’ll have to tuck that one way for the future. Before I recovered my ironing board, I seriously considered using the silver iron fabric, thinking it would probably be better for ironing. Then I decided even if it was better for ironing, it was just too boring. Instead I just make sure the steam is set to high on my iron. Nothing make a block flat like a good burst of steam.


  3. Eileen Says:

    January 25th, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    What a great redo. I have a little ironing board from IKEA that was great in college, but is no so pretty now.
    I’ll have to pull out some fabric and redo it.

    Thanks for the inspiration.


  4. AllisonK Says:

    January 26th, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Such a great ironing board, perfect for the counter. Love the new fabric. I was thrilled to be linked your blog.


  5. Julie Says:

    January 26th, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    I think we have all had an ironing board like this at least once in our lives. I like reduce, REUSE, recycle!