I just don't have the room to keep an ironing board up all the time, especially if it was a "Big Board" so I made a pressing pad that is about 5 ft square that can be put on the cutting table to use to iron large quilt tops. The top is covered in the teflon heat-reflective siver fabric so it is very nice to press on, and the cutting table is a lot easier to put the drop leaves up and down than getting out the ironing board. Works for me!!