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    Old 06-23-2011, 12:56 AM
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    I have one of those small tabletop ironing boards, elevates the ironing surface off the cabinet/tabletop surface. I use the shelf liner foam under the fold down legs to keep it from moving. It has a metal slide out shelf at the back end to hold the hot iron.

    I take it to Guild Meetings, UFO's, and Retreats. Several other quilters besides me use it. I find it very handy.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 02:43 AM
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    I took one of the sections of my ruined dining room table pads, put several layers of cotton batting on the felt side and made a cover in a fabric to coordinate with the room I sew in. It's a tri'fold so doesn't take up much space when not in use.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 02:48 AM
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    my husband made me one by covering a 15x15 piece of plywood with batting and fabric. It works great and is right next to my machine.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 03:04 AM
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    Ok, help me understand the importance.....I made a irioning mat, just a mini Quilt fabric,batting, batting, fabric serged all 4 layers and I use it everyday. Size like 20X20. I have one at every table. and a Skid drawer liner under it. Am I suppose to use something special to make it?
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    Old 06-23-2011, 03:17 AM
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    I have one I used on my dining room table I now have cloudy spots in the finish on the table. I would not put it on anything wood or a laminate wood. I'm very sorry I did. I finally bought a table top ironing board from wal mart. The legs do't work very well but I don't unfold the legs. I just place the board on a thick towel. It keeps it from shifting when I iron and protects the table top.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 03:37 AM
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    I sandwiched Insul-Bright between two layers of Warm & Natural with drill fabric from Jo-Ann's as the top and bottom layers. Drill is what I use to cover the big ironing board. I straight stitched around the edge and then zigzagged.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:10 AM
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    I bought an ironing mat from Joanns with a coupon. I wish I hadn't. It has a layer of foam on the bottom and the shiny silver stuff, like ironing board covers, on the top. I use it on the end of my cutting table at my vacation home. I really hate it. It 's too puffy so it can be hard to get a crisp flattened seam. It also slides around. The silver part is ok, I don't mind that. I wish that I'd bought batting or something else with my coupon and made a big board instead. Making one is on my list of things to do.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:12 AM
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    I have taken mine and stapled to a piece of plywood. I can move it wherever I need to iron - including putting on a TV tray beside me when traveling.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:28 AM
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    Originally Posted by ywoodruff5
    I have taken mine and stapled to a piece of plywood. I can move it wherever I need to iron - including putting on a TV tray beside me when traveling.
    Doesn't the puffiness of the pad concern you? Is it thinner when stapled to plywood? It never occurred to me to try that! Thanks!
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:37 AM
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    Originally Posted by janeknapp
    I sandwiched Insul-Bright between two layers of Warm & Natural with drill fabric from Jo-Ann's as the top and bottom layers. Drill is what I use to cover the big ironing board. I straight stitched around the edge and then zigzagged.
    This pad is not too puffy...works great.
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