This is exactly what I would like to do but have yet to find a good dresser. I want to put casters on it so I can move it out and work on both sides.

My quilting/crafting room is 13'x7' very narrow but long. I don't have much floor space so I too moved up the walls with a hanging basket stand from a Ginny's catalog and I have a tall dresser filled with yardage material a night stand filled with quilting things, a peg board to hang my rulers, scissors, nippers hammer...wait what is that hammer doing in there?? I also have an antique armoire filled with pillow forms, batting & stuffing. I have been in search of those plastic table cloths with the flannel backing for the wall but haven't been successful. Today the repairmen had the wall sockets breaker off so I couldn't sew or iron so I started cleaning in there a bit & TADA I came across a piece of felt 6'x36", tacked it to a wall! The thing I like best about my room is being able to hear DH playing his guitar & singing on the other side of the wall. :thumbup:

The only thing better than a big board would be a cat keeper-offer.

Go to Lowe's and get yourself a piece of plywood. They have them already cut to different sizes. I think I paid $18.00 for mine. Cover it with insulbrite and batting. I used a staple gun to attach mine. then I sewed a big pillowcase out of muslin to cover it so it would be easily removed to wash. Missouri Star Quilt Company has a good tutorial on how to make one. I asked my fiance to make me one and told him how I wanted it done, but he's an engineer, and they always have a better idea LOL so I did it myself! Good luck!

look for those kinds of table cloths at the dollar general.. that's where I've found them.

There is nothing like a super-shooter squirt gun to convince a cat you mean business! You have to be consistent. I convinced our new kitty not to jump on the kitchen counters with two squirts that barely touched her. It's a matter of safety for the cat, too, because she could land on a hot burner, as one of mine did many years ago.

I think this thread has convinced me I need make a big board. I currently use an ordinary ironing board and have been annoyed about the limited space on it forever. We have unused plywood in the garage!

You don't need to attach. Mine is a hollow core door from Lowes. Covered with old mattress cover and muslin.

Dina - I have tried the cutting mat on the ironing board - problem I ran into was inevitably when I got it set up, I found I wanted to iron a strip or something - - - or worse (don't do this) - - absent mindedly picked up the iron and ironed something while it was on the cutting mat. But you're right, it is a very viable solution. :-)

Marysewfun

Another possible solution - if you have a second ironing board (and the room) is anchor your cutting mat to the second board with a "C" clamp and use in the center of the room or wherever - then when you are done, it is easy to put it all away.

Marysewfun

I now have a new project this weekend - make myself a new big cover for my ironing board! :)