Well, they didn't teach me this in Home Ec.
 

I turned my ironing board around so that the narrow end is on my right (I''m right handed). It gives me more surface to iron large pieces of fabric.

That makes sense, good idea.

Well - they didn't teach me that either, and it's such a logical decision, I'm jealous you thought about it first!!

I have been doing it for years!! put the iron on the skinny end.

Isn't it amazing how a simple little trick makes life so much easier?

Me, too! Works well.

Same here. Drives my husband nuts when he wants to iron a shirt, lol!

Peck- he just needs to stand on the other side of the board! lol

Please be careful ... the balance of the board can be affected, and easier for your iron to tumble on you.

I solved the narrow end problem by screwing a piece of plywood on top of my ironing board ... extended the length and the width, so that now I have a nice big ironing board. And when PPing, it gives me a nice work station for trimming at the end of the board.

I put the irons on the skinny end of the guild boards and it was funny to see some of the members looking confused.