Help! I Need a New Ironing Board Cover
08-03-2010, 05:50 AM
#51
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[I like that quilt! What is the pattern?[/quote]
Thanks!!
If you mean my avatar picture, it is a trial sampler I made of the 4-to-9 new kind of block I've seen on here, and wanted to try. Can't pass up something new to try, and people on here are amazingly talented and innovative.
It was made of more or less 5-1/2" squares, 2 sets each of 2 different blocks, and came out looking like this, more or less 20" square or something.
DBF loves it on her table.
Thanks!!
If you mean my avatar picture, it is a trial sampler I made of the 4-to-9 new kind of block I've seen on here, and wanted to try. Can't pass up something new to try, and people on here are amazingly talented and innovative.
It was made of more or less 5-1/2" squares, 2 sets each of 2 different blocks, and came out looking like this, more or less 20" square or something.
DBF loves it on her table.
Cross cut and rearranged
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One finished block. Great table centerpiece.
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4 patches. And 2 more just like them. You can just see the cross cutting.
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08-03-2010, 06:02 AM
#52
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You could also check at Bed Bath and Beyond or Linens and Things
for ironing board covers.
I had bought a bigger (conventional shape) ironing board at a second hand store, and WalMart, Target, and KMart didn't have anything close.
I had already bought all the components to make my own, and then I found one at one of the two stores first listed. (Don't remember which one it was now)
To make my ironing board covers a big "snugger" - I safety pin a couple of strips of elastic "under" the ironing board - to pull the underneath edges tighter - especially at the wedged end.
for ironing board covers.
I had bought a bigger (conventional shape) ironing board at a second hand store, and WalMart, Target, and KMart didn't have anything close.
I had already bought all the components to make my own, and then I found one at one of the two stores first listed. (Don't remember which one it was now)
To make my ironing board covers a big "snugger" - I safety pin a couple of strips of elastic "under" the ironing board - to pull the underneath edges tighter - especially at the wedged end.
08-03-2010, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by tooMuchFabric
I like that quilt! What is the pattern?
Thanks!!
If you mean my avatar picture, it is a trial sampler I made of the 4-to-9 new kind of block I've seen on here, and wanted to try. Can't pass up something new to try, and people on here are amazingly talented and innovative.
It was made of more or less 5-1/2" squares, 2 sets each of 2 different blocks, and came out looking like this, more or less 20" square or something.
DBF loves it on her table.
Thanks!!
If you mean my avatar picture, it is a trial sampler I made of the 4-to-9 new kind of block I've seen on here, and wanted to try. Can't pass up something new to try, and people on here are amazingly talented and innovative.
It was made of more or less 5-1/2" squares, 2 sets each of 2 different blocks, and came out looking like this, more or less 20" square or something.
DBF loves it on her table.
08-03-2010, 07:20 AM
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I made my own big ironing board cover using heavy white duck fabric, 1 inch wide bias binding and drapery cord.
Cut the pattern for the fabric as described earlier by placing the fabric under the inverted board and trim allowing about 4 to 5 inches all the way around.
If you dislike turning the fabric under for a self hem, sew the casing using the 1 inch wide bias tape.
This is my trick in sewing on the bias tape. Place the tape on 1/2 the board at a time by beginning in the middle of one side and ending in the middle of the opposite side. By turning under the raw edge and the beginning and ending of the casing and reinforcing with extra stitching, you create a secure bias binding opening. Repeat with the second side.
"Thread" a generous length of drapery cord through 1/2 casing and cut. Repeat with a separate cord for the second 1/2 casing. Instead of only one area in which to tighten and adjust the cover for fitting snuggly, you now have two openings with cording available to be tied. :-)
When you launder the covering, air dry part way until slightly damp before reinstalling on the ironing board surface. By putting the cloth on the board at this point, you will have a nice smooth and snug surface. ----- I got this part of my tip from someone on the QB. Thank You!
Cut the pattern for the fabric as described earlier by placing the fabric under the inverted board and trim allowing about 4 to 5 inches all the way around.
If you dislike turning the fabric under for a self hem, sew the casing using the 1 inch wide bias tape.
This is my trick in sewing on the bias tape. Place the tape on 1/2 the board at a time by beginning in the middle of one side and ending in the middle of the opposite side. By turning under the raw edge and the beginning and ending of the casing and reinforcing with extra stitching, you create a secure bias binding opening. Repeat with the second side.
"Thread" a generous length of drapery cord through 1/2 casing and cut. Repeat with a separate cord for the second 1/2 casing. Instead of only one area in which to tighten and adjust the cover for fitting snuggly, you now have two openings with cording available to be tied. :-)
When you launder the covering, air dry part way until slightly damp before reinstalling on the ironing board surface. By putting the cloth on the board at this point, you will have a nice smooth and snug surface. ----- I got this part of my tip from someone on the QB. Thank You!
08-03-2010, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by kay carlson
I made my own big ironing board cover using heavy white duck fabric, 1 inch wide bias binding and drapery cord.
Cut the pattern for the fabric as described earlier by placing the fabric under the inverted board and trim allowing about 4 to 5 inches all the way around.
If you dislike turning the fabric under for a self hem, sew the casing using the 1 inch wide bias tape.
This is my trick in sewing on the bias tape. Place the tape on 1/2 the board at a time by beginning in the middle of one side and ending in the middle of the opposite side. By turning under the raw edge and the beginning and ending of the casing and reinforcing with extra stitching, you create a secure bias binding opening. Repeat with the second side.
"Thread" a generous length of drapery cord through 1/2 casing and cut. Repeat with a separate cord for the second 1/2 casing. Instead of only one area in which to tighten and adjust the cover for fitting snuggly, you now have two openings with cording available to be tied. :-)
When you launder the covering, air dry part way until slightly damp before reinstalling on the ironing board surface. By putting the cloth on the board at this point, you will have a nice smooth and snug surface. ----- I got this part of my tip from someone on the QB. Thank You!
Cut the pattern for the fabric as described earlier by placing the fabric under the inverted board and trim allowing about 4 to 5 inches all the way around.
If you dislike turning the fabric under for a self hem, sew the casing using the 1 inch wide bias tape.
This is my trick in sewing on the bias tape. Place the tape on 1/2 the board at a time by beginning in the middle of one side and ending in the middle of the opposite side. By turning under the raw edge and the beginning and ending of the casing and reinforcing with extra stitching, you create a secure bias binding opening. Repeat with the second side.
"Thread" a generous length of drapery cord through 1/2 casing and cut. Repeat with a separate cord for the second 1/2 casing. Instead of only one area in which to tighten and adjust the cover for fitting snuggly, you now have two openings with cording available to be tied. :-)
When you launder the covering, air dry part way until slightly damp before reinstalling on the ironing board surface. By putting the cloth on the board at this point, you will have a nice smooth and snug surface. ----- I got this part of my tip from someone on the QB. Thank You!
08-03-2010, 10:04 AM
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quiltingmimipj, I would love to visit when your weather is a bit cooler. Our brother-in-law is a fantastic gardener and we just came home with fresh produce.....yum, yum!
Actually, it is only humid and 85 degrees here and I am doubly grateful for a.c. With my asthma, I am in the cooler house much of the time, but I can enjoy baseball on tv, our two shih tzu and quilt :-) Blessings to you. Keep safe!!
Actually, it is only humid and 85 degrees here and I am doubly grateful for a.c. With my asthma, I am in the cooler house much of the time, but I can enjoy baseball on tv, our two shih tzu and quilt :-) Blessings to you. Keep safe!!
08-03-2010, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by tooMuchFabric
Thanks!!
If you mean my avatar picture, it is a trial sampler I made of the 4-to-9 new kind of block I've seen on here, and wanted to try. Can't pass up something new to try, and people on here are amazingly talented and innovative.
It was made of more or less 5-1/2" squares, 2 sets each of 2 different blocks, and came out looking like this, more or less 20" square or something.
DBF loves it on her table.
08-03-2010, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltingmimipj
As innovative as I think I am, I had never thought of this. I was thinking it needed to be made out of some special fabric, but the one on there is just regular fabric.
Thank you so much for this idea.
Thank you so much for this idea.
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