Originally Posted by Winnie
Joyce, I made a similar type of board to yours but made the top portable. I took a piece of 3/4" plywood and covered it in padding and then a flannel covering. I stapled it underneath. I turned the big board upside down on the floor. Then I turned the ironing board upside down on the covered wood and marked 5 places on it -2 along the sides, 2 along the "curve" and one at the end. Then I screwed a 6" piece of 1' x 2" wood at each of these places. These hold the board snugly in place. That way I can remove the big top and put it away if I want to use the ironing board.
I did this too but also added a 2" wide piece of Velcro across the width to hold the new board on the underside of the original ironing board (it's made of solid wood). That tell's you how old it is = 66 yrs. I got it from my Mom, when she got a new ironing board. It's a pretty solid surface and acts as an additional horizontal surface to hold fabric piles, quilts, etc. during construction or if there's no where else to stack them.