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you don't want it really cushy....I put the silver stuff on mine from JoAnns...I think this is the second layer of it LOL

sand the wood really smooth and cover with heavy duty aluminum foil on the top..
use good piece of batting, scraps will be lumpy
love the gingham idea will have to try that, TYVM

I used 1/4" pegboard. A helpful gentleman at my big box hardware store suggested the holes in it would give the steam a place to escape and the board would last longer than plywood or OSB. Covered it with the ironing board (silver coated) fabric from Joann. I have a stabilizing frame of 1x2s on the bottom. My board is 2x4'. Works great.

I made quilting pad to use on my cutting table and I used scraps of warm amd white zig zagged together, 2 layers, and covered with a heavy twill fabric. It's cushy and works great!

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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot (Post 4867240)

I used 7/16" OSB plywood, one layer of all-cotton batting and heavy canvas as the cover. I ground the sharp points off the corners with my mouse sander and I soaked the canvas and let it dry after I had it stapled to the board, to shrink it up tight.

I LOVE the hard surface, with just the slightest bit of give. It really seems to to help get sharp folds to have so little batting under the canvas.

Next time, I will cover the top of the wood with aluminum foil - it will deflect more heat back to the item I'm ironing and it will prevent the steam/moisture from penetrating the wood.

I will also make a pillowcase-type cover for it of cotton percale, so I that I can take it off and wash it. The canvas is becoming really starchy and dirty after two or three years of use.

I did exactly the same thing, without an extra cover. After a year it is also stiff with starch, so I'm getting ready to remove the canvas, wash and replace and then make a canvas cover. I really like the way the canvas keeps your quilt squares from stretching. I also like the hardness of using only one layer of 100% cotton batting. My husband built a frame that fits snugly on top of an old dresser with the OSB board and it is so nice to have that huge surface to press on!

I happened to have small pieces of the batting (before insul bright) used for pot holders. I put that over the wood to reflect up, then added other batting pieces for padding. I then used a piece of chintz fabric for the cover. Has enough padding to not sound clunky, and not so much to be like a featherbed.

Another inexpensive way to batt or line your ironing surface is to shop the thrift stores for a quilted cotton mattress pad cover. These, cut to fit your surface, make excellent ironing pads. They are also excellent for pot holder liners and hot pad liners.

I relly need to make a big board. Thanks for all the ideas. I really like the aluminum foil idea and the peg board

A "pillowcase" cover, what an wonderful idea!!!!! THANKS

I made my "big board" using plywood, insul-brite and the silver "ironing board" fabric from Joann.

Be sure to use a heavy duty ironing board as I had to replace my "standard" model ironing board with a stronger one.
The plywood is a bit heavy. If I do it over again, I'll use 1/4" instead of the 1/2".

It's WONDERFUL to have.

....and even cheaper if you get a quilting buddy to go in half-sies on the price of the sheet of plywood as each sheet will make two "big boards" with a bit to spare.