deedum

your right about the dresser, my neighbor has that and it is cool. All that extra storage would be great. I will have to give this some thought.

bearisgray

I purchased the cover and pad that the Big Board company had.

The board is made from 1/2 inch very good plywood - the "padding" seems to be about 1/8 inch "feltish" polyester batting - and the "cover" is a duck or twill or canvas type cotton with elastic cording around it -

The cover is skimpy - it is washable, but has to be put back on when it is still fairly damp so I can stretch it to fit. I also have three strips of elastic pinned to the edges and going underneath the board to keep the cover it taut.

Being able to wash the cover is fairly important to me - gets rid of most of the water marks and scorch marks. (I use a roller to get most of the stuff off the cover, but every so often I think it needs to be freshened up)

PattyH

Check out Sharon Schamber's web site. She has directions for a great board. My DH made me an 18 x 18 square and a 54x30 to fit over my old ironing board frame. LOVE THEM! He followed Sharon's instructions

Yarn or Fabric

I can't find this online!! I'm going to have to check out Home Depot next time I get out - hopefully on Sunday.. that sounds like just what I need - can you iron directly on to it?? That reminds me of that $200 cutting/ironing board I was drooling over at the quilt show lol.

I do want to make a new ironing board that's for sure. I really don't like my regular ironing board - especially since I can't get a new cover for it and now the top is all loose because I had to cut the cord to get it off when I got the new cover and then the new cover was huge compared to the board and didn't fit... yeah, I am planning on pulling out the sheet garters to keep that on place now. Funny. That dinky bit of foam is now in the right spot and the cover won't stay on :lol:

A friend of mine's husband has wood working tools... I'm going to ask him if he could round the corners off of a board for me next week so that I can make a new cutting board.. hmmmm.... Maybe I can get him to do it tonight so we can have a new ironing board for tomorrow's big sew in...
hmmmm....

Three days in a row of sewing wahoo!! (today is day 2)

wvdek

I like the Sharon Schamber video really well except for using the OSB board. OSB does not hold up to moisture very well at all. I recommend the exterior plywood. You could also use some primer on the board that holds up to moisture and mildew. That should help prevent any problems down the road. Just give it time to dry completely.

I like the way she used cotton canvas for the top. It comes in colors and patterns in the Home Decor section at JA's if one wants a little 'bling' on their ironong board.

Thanks for the tips.

Olivia's Grammy

I have my big board on top of my ironing board. I have an antique ironing board for clothes. At the end of my big board I have two dressers. One holds the steam iron machine and the other is another small ironing surface. (Remember I teach out of my home). Now I want the dresser under my big board. What a great idea for extra storage. I have my HandiQuilter on top of two dressers. Look out hubby, we hunting for a new size specific dresser!

Yarn or Fabric

I'm going to Home Depot this afternoon - uh, in a few minutes lol - and I'm going to be checking out their oops cut bin to see if there is something perfect for me... if not I'm going to have to have something cut I suppose. I know I have particle plywood board up in the attic that was ear marked for laying down flooring but maybe hubby will let me have a bit of that. I'd love it if I could make my big board tomorrow during my sewing day - that would be awesome... Hmmm. I think I'll just take a piece and go for it. He won't know it's missing!! My friend said her hubby would be okay to volunteer to curve off the corners... I wonder if we can get him to do it tomorrow morning lol.

smdreger

The name (after looking it up) is homasote. Weird, but Home Depot's website doesn't list it, but they sell it in the stores because I did see it there. Lowe's website has it online, but they don't sell it in the stores, because I checked there first. LOL
We iron directly on it all the time before every seam we sew in. For BIG drapery panels we have a girl just iron those. She has a table top made out of the homasote but it is covered with batting and a muslin like fabric pulled very taunt over it. HTH!!

Sara

Yarn or Fabric

Sweet! Thank you so much for the info! I like that you can iron directly on to it. That is great to know - and A LOT cheaper than that one I saw at the quilt show although that one was also a cutting mat but I'm okay with the cutting mat that I have....

I'm planning on getting out right after dinner. Hubby wanted to mow the yard. Seems like all the other times he wants to mow it is raining or just finished raining.. and tomorrow it's suppose to be colder again... so I get to go after dinner instead of before. It's all good.

I am so excited I can barely contain myself - all over an ironing board go figure!

mjsylvstr

My hubby also made me one, 20"x48"...wonderful.

I bought the insulate in a package at Joann's.....and spray glued it onto 1/4" plywood board. I then glued "warm & natural" batting on top.

I then made a draw-string muslin cover and pulled tight......

wonderful pressing and sooooo much room.

MJ in NJ