Iamquilter

I also have an old ironing board I got as a wedding gift in the 60's. The pointed end has a lever that can be cranked out to make the board even all the way across and I keep making new covers for it when needed. It also can be raised or lowered and just two weeks ago broke one piece so DH fixed that for me so its still good to use. When I am sewing I lower it so I can just swivel around and press what ever I am working on. Love it.

gramajo

I thought I was the only one in the world with one of these. I got it when I got married in 1962. Love it! Only problem is I can no longer find a cover with the crank out piece. Daughter solved the problem by cutting the pointy ends off 2 covers & sewing them together. It was a Christmas present quite a few years ago. A couple more have been made since then.

incoming2me

I made my own "big board" and attached it to the "heavy duty" type ironing board sold at Wal-Mart. (The standard type was not strong enough.)

With space being an issue, if you attached a padded/covered board to your existing ironing board that was the same width but longer to make a rectangle of the pointed side, ironing larger pieces would be much easier. All without having taken up more space :)

deelost

Just turned my old ironing board(housewarming gift from my mother in 1970) around! The large square back works wonders for my blocks. Covered it with flannel after burning through several "covers" Now I just wash flannel when it gets soiled and it catches stray threads in the starch build up!