Originally Posted by
Girlfriend
I love these portable ironing pads. That is a good way to make one. Some I have seen use very much padding under the canvas. That is not necessary. The ones you buy have a piece of foam about 1/16th inch thick. One piece of batt should work unless it is really thin.
As for the washing of the top, I have my ironing board covered with freezer paper. It works well as an ironing surface, but the biggest reason to use it is when you are doing a lot of spray starching. When the freezer paper gets grungy looking, peel it off and put on new.