My board sits so I can stand on either side of it. And I have an extra long cord on my iron. So when I'm pressing patchwork, I stand with the wide end on my left, and when I'm ironing clothes I just move to the other side. I also have an extra wide ironing board (European I think it's called) which is great for my husband's XXXL shirts, and also works great for fabric... And I have to say I envy you gals whose husbands iron their own shirts!!
