twinkie

Just thought I would throw this one in the mix. It is not for ironing shirts or quilt tops or any large items but I love to take it to my quilt guild for use on pressing seams open when piecing. My DH made it for me and everyone loved it so we made several. He did the wood work and I did the material work.

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Has a handle to carry it and a metal rack to put your miniature iron on. I would put my iron on the rack then wrap the iron cord around the rack and the iron. That fastened it to the rack so I didn't have to worry about carrying the iron separate from the board.

zozee

I love the one we got from Target many years ago. I sure hope it's the same quality. What I love is that it adjusts to any height (I've even sat on the sofa to iron a bunch of stuff), it doesn't wobble, it has a cradle for the iron, and a shelf beneath (which I use sometimes, not often).

Can't get the link to work, but check out the Heavy Duty-Threshold brand, $39.99 the Target website.

QuiltnNan

here's a project for your old board if you can spray paint the rust away https://www.pinterest.com/pin/430727151840621503/

ube quilting

I bought an old wooden ironing board for $12.00 at a second hand shop. It is sturdy and larger than the selection of cheap metal ones we have today. I use it for pressing cloths mostly but sometimes I will do fat quarters and other small yardage on it.

quiltingshorttimer

I've bought several for my quilt guild from Bed, Bath & Beyond--can't remember the brand (Reliable??) but they have 3 models and I bought the middle priced ones. They are very nice and work well, plus we are able to put our 2 wide board toppers on them without problems.

MadQuilter

Twinkle, that sure is a cute board. Great teamwork between you and DH.

Kris P

I have a vintage Mary Proctor ironing board. We found it in the first house we bought when we married in 1995. It's not pretty, but boy is it sturdy. A friend and I found another, in beautiful condition at a thrift store for $5. I've also seen them on eBay, going for $125-150.

mengler

[QUOTE=rryder;7831725]Green Stamps! Got my very first pair of roller skates with green stamps! Ironing boards-- couldn't find one that I liked that didn't cost a fortune, so made one from a wooden board, some cotton batting and that silver ironing board fabric. I lay it on the end of my cutting table when I want to iron yardage, iron a quilt top and backing before basting or baste a quilt using fusible batting.

I've heard a lot of quilters who've done that. I'd like to, but no energy, so I suffer with the one I have. It makes so much sense. They however attach it to the top of their boards to make them longer or wider. There are a few u tube videos on this conversion. My motivation is renewed. Lol.

mengler

That is super cute.

Battle Axe

[ATTACH=CONFIG]573702[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]573701[/ATTACH]I got this idea off this board at least 6 years ago. This is a changing table that has been repurposed to an ironing board with storage. I think it made more sense when you don't have an Oliso iron and you can put it up on that taller part. But being the age that I am, lifting heavy stuff is a thing of the past. I took the top off, (made a shelf out of that) and replaced it with an out door plywood covered with batting and then the silver grey quilting insulating fabric. The drawers are just more STASH.