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cinnya 05-16-2011 05:25 PM

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Ok here it is..The first on is the one I found on the other site.The second one is my handy work :-D
I love it

quiltgrammyt2 05-16-2011 05:29 PM

That is a COOL idea, think I'll have to "borrow" it!! :wink: :thumbup: :D :D

MTS 05-16-2011 05:29 PM

How cool is that!!! Great fabric.

I've got two wood luggage racks in the back of a closet. I bet I could turn one of them into something like this pretty easily.

quiltsillysandi 05-16-2011 05:29 PM

Yep, they make great decorative tables....Yours is very pretty....Mine is very utilitarian looking as I used ironing board fabric and made one to go next to my sewing machine for ironing the small pieces....Works great!!

lheartsl 05-16-2011 05:29 PM

very nice.....

suebee 05-16-2011 05:30 PM


Originally Posted by cinnya
Ok here it is..The first on is the one I found on the other site.The second one is my handy work :-D
I love it

so what did you use for the inside?

cinnya 05-16-2011 05:38 PM


Originally Posted by quiltsillysandi
Yep, they make great decorative tables....Yours is very pretty....Mine is very utilitarian looking as I used ironing board fabric and made one to go next to my sewing machine for ironing the small pieces....Works great!!

That is what this table will be, my ironing board next to my machine

cinnya 05-16-2011 05:39 PM


Originally Posted by suebee

Originally Posted by cinnya
Ok here it is..The first on is the one I found on the other site.The second one is my handy work :-D
I love it

so what did you use for the inside?

I used 2 layers of batting and regular fabric ,that's it...oh and I painted the legs black :-D

Neena 05-16-2011 05:41 PM

Luv this ! Thanks for sharing!

suebee 05-16-2011 05:41 PM


Originally Posted by cinnya

Originally Posted by suebee

Originally Posted by cinnya
Ok here it is..The first on is the one I found on the other site.The second one is my handy work :-D
I love it

so what did you use for the inside?

I used 2 layers of batting and regular fabric ,that's it...oh and I painted the legs black :-D

Did you use insulbright batting? you know the batting for pot holders etc...

Cyn 05-16-2011 05:42 PM

I think these are so cool but I have to get up often so my back doesn't hurt :)

Izaquilter 05-16-2011 05:43 PM

have 2 of the Wal Mart big plastic tv trays that i use. I have my ironing board pad on one, then my misc. on the other. PLUS I have my big board up to use! love my sewing room

QuiltE 05-16-2011 05:48 PM

This is a great idea! especially if you're doing something that's fiddly (paper piecing??) and you're pressing contstantly.

Please keep safety in mind, ladies and gents!

Unless your wooden or plastic TV trays are a lot more stable than any I've had or seen, I'd be worried that the iron could go flying all too easily. Fire hazard? or burning yourself, family or pets?

Using plastic for an ironing board, even when it is covered, is more of a risk than I'd want to take.

Please be careful everyone

cinnya 05-16-2011 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by suebee

Originally Posted by cinnya

Originally Posted by suebee

Originally Posted by cinnya
Ok here it is..The first on is the one I found on the other site.The second one is my handy work :-D
I love it

so what did you use for the inside?

I used 2 layers of batting and regular fabric ,that's it...oh and I painted the legs black :-D

Did you use insulbright batting? you know the batting for pot holders etc...

No, just the warm& natural batting.

zennia 05-16-2011 05:51 PM

Cool.

Kayaker26 05-16-2011 05:56 PM

You are a freakin genius woman! Thank you I am so excited to try this one now I can go get new TV trays and not feel guilty because I can re-purpose them!

earthwalker 05-16-2011 06:06 PM

Clever! Thanks for sharing.

cinnya 05-16-2011 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by Kayaker26
You are a freakin genius woman! Thank you I am so excited to try this one now I can go get new TV trays and not feel guilty because I can re-purpose them!

Kayaker you making my head swell to the size of an watermelon :oops: :oops:
I had an old table in the garage but it was just not sturdy, so i went to Walmart and bought this one.This one is bigger and a lot sturdier,I just painted the legs black because the table was some yucky brown. It was $12.00

gale 05-16-2011 06:28 PM

I made one of those last year. I love it.

Joanie2 05-16-2011 06:43 PM

I've been using one of these for quite a while. My son had 2 that he picked up at Wal-Mart for about $8. He was moving and didn't want to take them so I grabbed one. I used an old towel for the bottom and a simple piece of flannel for the top. It was large enough that I just secured it with large safety pins. It sits by my machine when I'm doing small projects or blocks. Folds up easily and goes back in the closet when not in use. Another great thing to look for in your thrift store shopping....

franie 05-16-2011 06:45 PM

I have one--I love it!

debp33 05-16-2011 06:47 PM

Wow. Amazing idea!

cny_sewer39 05-16-2011 06:48 PM

Wow. What an amazing idea. Wish I would have thought of it.. I am soooo green with envy. I LOVE LOVE this board, every1 has such AWESOME IDEAS. Every1 one thinks of things that I had not thought of yet. You did a wonderful job Cinnya. Please keep up the GREAT Work!!!! Thanks so much for sharing. :lol: :lol:

Have a blessed day.

debra

craftybear 05-16-2011 06:50 PM

yes, going to make me one also

BETTY62 05-16-2011 06:52 PM

Darn, I just gave away a set of wooden TV trays that had smooth flat tops. Now I will have to find me one at a garage sell as I could really use a little table like that.

craftybear 05-16-2011 06:53 PM

here is a link so you can make you one

http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransso...ing-board.html

Painiacs 05-16-2011 07:27 PM

Have to go garage sailing now!!! All ur fault! Lol

TFquilter 05-16-2011 07:34 PM

Great idea!

jaciqltznok 05-16-2011 07:48 PM

these have been around for a while...I think Mark Lipinski even had the directions in one of his Quilter's Home magazines!
here is a link to this same thing in another QB topic that has pix and links!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-42068-1.htm

DonnaC 05-17-2011 02:41 AM

I made one of these last year too... but like quiltsillysandi, mine is utilitarian gray! I love yours because they are so pretty.

GGrammie 05-17-2011 02:46 AM

thanks for sharing.
Not only a great idea, but very space saving and clever.
Once again thank you

bobquilt3 05-17-2011 02:50 AM

Great idea!!!! I think we'll all borrow it.

lindagor 05-17-2011 03:46 AM

How cool is that! Gonna have to find an old TV tray now.

Blinky 05-17-2011 04:00 AM

What a great tute! What quilter doesn't have scraps of batting and the fabric to make this! Thanks for posting!


Originally Posted by craftybear
here is a link so you can make you one

http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransso...ing-board.html


Ann L 05-17-2011 04:03 AM

This would be so great to have while I am working on my foundation piecing. Better than up and down all the time. Thank you for sharing now I will be on the out look for one at the thrift store.

steelecg 05-17-2011 04:04 AM

Very neat idea - Quilters amaze me with their invention and creativity

gmaybee 05-17-2011 04:14 AM

I bought my wooden table after seeing some in a class I was teaching. (Target- $8.00) I haven't covered mine yet, but will be a summer project that I do.

BarbZ 05-17-2011 04:38 AM

what a neat idea!!!! will have to get working on one. My sewing chair is on wheels and I keep my ironing board down and I roll back and forth but this would be neat for small projects. Thanks for sharing

wishfulthinking 05-17-2011 04:55 AM

Your ironing table looks great! Good job!

purrfectquilts 05-17-2011 04:55 AM


Originally Posted by craftybear
here is a link so you can make you one

http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransso...ing-board.html

If you cover your table with heavy duty aluminum foil before you add the batting and cover, it will not destroy the paint, etc. underneath. I have been using a vinyl covered office type table covered with such foil and an old army blanket since 1998 and it is still fine.


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