Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts
Originally Posted by katiebear1
I know a lot of you have large ironing boards that you have made. My ? is if you use a piece of wood and cotton batting and canvas for the top..does'nt the sream from the ironsoak through to the wood? I want to make one that I can put on top of two ironing boards
I made mine about 8 years ago. Took a 4' x 8' sheet of 3/4" plywood - good on 1 side. Had them cut off a 3' x 4' section from one end. Then had a cut made down the middle. That makes 2 - 2' x 5' pieces. Enough to share, which I did.
I then put down 3 layers of Fairfield Cotton Classic batting and covered the whole thing with white canvas duck fabric. Staple-gunned the heck out of it. I turned the board over on the floor. I turned my antique ironing board over on top of it and screwed 1" x 2" pieces around it to keep it from sliding around.
I did not drill any holes in the top, but I suppose you could. This baby has served me very well. It isn't warped as I think the board is so thick, the steam can't penetrate all the way through. It is heavy though. I have replaced the top fabric & batting twice. I had to replace the batting as it sticks to the canvas when you pull it off. The only reason I replaced it was I didn't like looking at the water stains. I'm thinking about using denim next time.
I am in love with my surface. Bonus is that you can take to top off when you need to really "iron" something like a blouse. I haven't had to do that much as I can usually fix the blouse on a corner that works just fine.
Great idea! I have an old wood ironing board from my aunt that I haven't wanted to part with but didn't quite know what to do with, it's in the attic, but's coming down now. Thanks for the idea.