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10-24-2014, 08:59 AM
#31
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
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My husband made me one to fit on a ironing board. I love it but is heavy and bent the ironing board so bought a used one at the thrift store but it is starting to bend. Since I've had it several years, I'll look for another used one. I took it off for awhile but missed it. I do have a 2nd one for ironing clothes (which I rarely do).
10-25-2014, 04:09 AM
#32
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Kansas
Posts: 426
I have a big board my dad made. He just split a piece of 3/4 plywood in half and put boards on the back to hug the ironing board. I then covered mine with Ironslide from Bonash. You can get a pattern on how to make the board and the cover from Nancy's Notions. Actually I added it up and my dad has made about 18 of these boards for my friends in our quilting group. So nice to use.
10-25-2014, 05:52 AM
#33
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tri-Cities, Washington
Posts: 757
How amazing that some of you girls have made these yourselves! I want one and may have to try to make one too. Won't Home Depot or Lowe's cut wood for you if you ask? I hope so, I'm feeling inspired.
10-25-2014, 06:15 AM
#34
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: PA
Posts: 300
I got a piece of plywood that is 2 feet or so by maybe 4 feet…. long enough to cover the top of the metal frame of my ironing board. I covered it in batting and canvas, staple gunned everything to the bottom, and then I laid it down upside down on the floor, placed the ironing board frame on it upside down, and used very short screws with washers through the holes in the top of the metal ironing board frame to secure it. It's quite stable. I also made a smaller version for taking places and if I want to just put the smaller one on top of my work table to press small items as I piece or whatnot. That one I glued two layers of felt on the bottom so the staples would not scratch whatever surface I put it on.
10-25-2014, 07:16 AM
#35
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BC Canada
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I purchased a piece of plywood 2'x4'. Then I had my dh attach the plywood to my ironing board with screws and lock washers. Be careful not to get the screws too long or they will come through. I then covered the board with batting and some silver ironing board fabric, and stapled it to the bottom of the board. It cannot be removed, but for me this is fine.... I don't do much ironing outside of fabric for my quilts. 
Not difficult and very reasonable cost wise.
Not difficult and very reasonable cost wise.
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