There's no reason to settle for the bland fabric that comes on most ironing boards - making a new cover is super easy!
I loved my old ironing board cover, but it had gotten badly waterstained and really faded in the sun. Plus - I made all kinds of new sewing room accessories using the Ed Emberley Happy Drawing fabric collection and I wanted my ironing board to match. So time for a new cover!
This time I needed to replace the pad too, so it was a great time to shoot a video showing you how to do the whole thing from start to finish. And now I get to start the New Year with a new ironing board cover. :-)
I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are ready for a fabulous 2013. I know I am!
Happy sewing!
Best,
Wendi
I needed to make a new one too but was in a rush and bought one that was marked down and on sale! Gonna bookmark this for future reference though! You make every thing look so easy. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWonderful tutorial! You make it look so easy. I find myself thinking that I can do this. :-)
ReplyDeleteHow would I estimate how much fabric I would need to make the ironing board cover? Thank you!
It needs to be enough to run the length of your ironing board plus a few extra inches at each end to wrap under the edges. Flip your ironing board over and you'll see how much extra wraps on each end.
ReplyDeleteResolution for 2013... sew more! Thanks Wendi for your wonderful web site and fanatastic tutorials.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And Happy New Year! I heartily approve of your resolution. ;-)
DeleteDoes the cover need to be any especially good fabric? Or only cotton or anything like that? My cover and mat are both gross and I heard the hints about the batting, but what about the cover itself?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your super-cool blog!
Ooooh - excellent question! You definitely need to use 100% cotton for the cover. That'll stand up to your iron's hottest heat. It can be medium or heavy weight - nothing too thin.
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