How embarrassing is this??? Â Yep. Â It’s my ironing board cover. Â I really can’t believe that I have let it get this bad…but it is.
I am sure others of you have ironing boards that need a little sprucing up. Â Want to make a challenge and get ourselves some ambition to get a cover made?? Â Well I have a couple things left over in my prize box that I am willing to share with you if you want to play along…..
Does this entice you??
It’s a layer cake all rolled up nice and neat.
How about I give you two weeks from today to spruce up that ironing board of yours. Â It could be a small one like mine or a large one.
If you are a blogger, I’ll have linky party here for you to link up on the 18th. Â If you are not a blogger and want to play along send me a picture to my email and I’ll include it here in the blog post that day. Â If you are using that method please get them sent to me by the 16th so I have time to get the pictures formatted and into a blog post.
If we have over 10 people playing along I’ll add another prize…not sure what yet but something fun.
Making a cover is very easy. Â You can just take your current cover off, iron it flat then lay it out on new fabric. Â Trace around it leaving amply room to turn over an edge and make a casing. Â Sew the case down and put a string or elastic through the casing and pull it up tight.
If you’re not a fly by the seat of your pants gal like me…no worries. Â Fat Quarter shop has a cute pattern for an ironing board cover.
Here’s my email address….send me a picture of your refurbished ironing board!! Â rogjok@iowatelecom.net .
you know I just need to do that. You gave me a project to do today thanks. shouldn’t
take very long with your instructions Thanks Jo.
Thanks Jo, I need this challenge!!! Hope I can get it done. I am doing Grandma time this week then heading home.
To late for me I just broke down and purchased a new one two weeks ago.
I just washed my cover – I used very heavy duty canvas. It was looking seriously nasty!! I was amazed that the wash took all of that yuck out!!
Very cool challenge – I will definitely be returning to see the link ups! :)
LOL after about 35 yrs, I bought a new one! it’s wider than a normal ironing board! since really I only press fabric w it, I needed it wider! Trouble is finding a place to stash it when it is folded!
I changed my ironing board cover recently. I took a picture of the new cover but destroyed the evidence of the old one.
http://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/2014/07/dwm-big-wheels.html
I used to use my grandmother’s old ironing board. It’s got a lever thingy that opens wings to square off the pointy end, presumably for ironing sheets before permapress. I still have it, but I mostly use the ironing table DH and I made. The top just sits on top, so when one side gets nasty, I rotate to the other side. When both sides are gross, we recover it. It’s probably time to rotate the table, though.
I have two ironing boards that look a lot like yours! I have been thinking about recovering them, so now just might be the time. I will try to get at least one done, time to shop for some good cover fabric!
Great idea – when mine looked really bad, I just went shopping at Target….seemed a little quicker than getting around to in myself ;-)
Jo, I am so appreciative to find your website and your tutorial on designing on the computer; I am anxiously awaiting the next “episode.” Because of you and your wonderful website, I have submitted my first 2 quilt patterns for publishing (online catalog company) and local quilt shops in my area are carrying them. Now I’m working on a 3rd. Wish I was joining the ironing board cover challenge, but I just replaced my old ratty one! Thanks, again. I am a subscriber to your email postings. Thanks a million!
I’ve made a new one for my board, was surprised at how easy it was
Hi Jo! I am in too. Definitly need another cover. Thanks so much!
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