My husband made mine from a hollow core door. I have teflon on mine, but now may want to change it. Doesn't the muslin get dirty quick? Why is the teflon on good for clothes?

The teacher didn't say why the teflon covers were for clothes and not quilting. One thing she did say is you want a fairly hard surface for quilting.

Scissor Queen, do you collect scissors?

LOL, a few. I think I have around 80 pairs now.

I have about 150. I was collecting the Gingher designer ones, but they got so expensive. I have one pair of pinking shears that I think were one of the first made.

Sharon Schamber has a Youtube video that shows how to make the pressing surface she prefers. It would be easily adaptable to a large board. Here is a link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LGbXou_u4c

My neighbor's muslin covered she said you have to changed every once in awhile, it does get dirty over time, but I guess all of them would. She sews everyday, so it would depend how much you used it. She also did say, the surface needs to be firm!

I'm going to find a dresser that is the correct height(about 38 or 39") and have my husband make a top for it that i will cover for a pressing surface. That way i have storage underneath. ironing boards take up space with no storage options. Not my idea but from a quilting space organizer.

i always wanted to cover my pressing surface with a pretty coordinating fabric, but was afraid that the color would come off on my clothing when I ironed something. Plus my muslin cover that i'm using now gets dark and scorched looking-maybe from sizing? so i didnt want really pretty fabric to end up like that-plus muslin is cheaper.

Hi Grammatjr,

I made a nifty 30" x 48", or so, pressing topper to go over my regular ironing board. Used exterior grade 1/2 plywood with wood strips on the bottom to fit up against the sides of the Dollar Store ironing board I had been using.

To get to the point, I used a layer of regular cotton batting to cover the plywood. Then a layer of cheap muslin to cover the batting.

I topped it off with regular cotton fabric from the sewing shop. Yes, I decided it had to be FUN too! So, yep, I picked the gaudiest, loudest, bright yellow, pink, and fuschia flower print from the 1/2 off bin.

That regular cotton fabric has not turned, burned, or scorched in almost five years of pressing and applique.

I put the muslin directly over the batting first so I could change the top fabric as years go by without messing with the batting again.

Don't have a picture, it would be a hoot if you did get to see it.

Sound do-able?