Maria Elkins

Tutorial: fun, new ironing board cover

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Ironing board cover, before
Ironing board cover, before
I finally got tired of my old ironing board cover and decided it needed to be replaced. It is probably ten years old. I think my (really, really) old ironing board must be an unusual size because the cover was never quite wide enough. Originally, it was teflon-coated, but that’s pretty much all worn off now.

Ironing board cover, after
Ironing board cover, after
So tonight, while we were watching Sci-Fi, I pulled out some navy and white fabric, and got to work. It wasn’t difficult at all, and in about an hour my new cover was finished and ready to use!

Here’s the ironing board tutorial:

Step 1. Lay ironing board on top of fabric and trace around all sides.

Step 2. Measure depth of your ironing board. Mine is 1-1/4″ deep.

Step 3. To the depth measurement, add about 1-1/2″ and draw a second line that distance away from your first line.

Step 4. Cut.

Step 5. Zigzag stitch around the edge.

Step 6. Press under about 1″.

Step 7. Okay, this is where I started getting excited and I forgot to take pictures. Take your string and nestle it into the fold, and then stitch about 5/8″ away from the folded edge. Continue all the way around your cover.

Step 8. Lay cover on top of the board and pull the drawstring tight. Tie securely and you’re done!

Ironing board cover, before and after
Ironing board cover, before and after

I think now I need to spray paint the metal legs, too.

Comments

4 responses to “Tutorial: fun, new ironing board cover”

  1. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    I want to add that, if I were to make another ironing board cover, I would prefer a little more fabric on the underside once the drawstring is pulled. I would either add 1/2″ extra fabric in Step 3, or fold under less than an inch in Step 6.

  2. Joy Avatar
    Joy

    Ohhhhh that is sooo nice!!!

    Your last sentence…”I think now I need to spray paint the metal legs, too.” made me think of the book, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”. After you paint the metal legs, what will you think of next?

  3. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Well…I was thinking that I have enough of the same fabric left that I could cover my chair…

    Maybe six or seven years ago I bought that chair for myself for Christmas. Only a couple days after I got it, we had candlelight service — back then we crowded everybody into our home. The person who sat in that chair dripped candlewax on it, and I never could get it out. So, recovering the chair *could* be another project down the road…

  4. Lynn Spillane Avatar
    Lynn Spillane

    isn’t it fun …..I mean if you have to iron might as well do it in style. I’ve made about ten of them and keep then in a bin. I change mine often because of starch buildup, etc. I’ve actually given them as gifts to my non sewing friends and have always had requests for more. Have you seen what’s on the market….no wonder no one irons cloths anymore.