I needed a Big Ironing Board!!!!!

Reply Subscribe

Page 1 of 3

Thread Tools

08-15-2015, 06:57 AM

AZ Jane

Super Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Feb 2012

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Posts: 2,876

I needed a Big Ironing Board!!!!!

It's not that hard to make your ironing board rectangle. Use your board some plywood (hubby made 2 big boards with one sheet of plywood), strips of wood, batting and fabric. Now if I can fins the pictures!! Lay your ironing board on the plywood, draw shape of ironing board onto plywood, cut wood strips and apply (hubby used screws) just outside of drawn lines, cover finished board with batting and fabric (I used the staple gun). I have this one dedicated to quilting but you could take the big board off and still use for clothes ironing if needed.

08-15-2015, 07:13 AM

Tartan

Power Poster

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Ontario, Canada

Posts: 41,499

Great quilt ironing board! Well done husband helper!

08-15-2015, 08:57 AM

ManiacQuilter2

Power Poster

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Southern California

Posts: 19,127

He did a nice job. I had to set up this with an existing June Taylor large ironing board cover. Love all the storage underneath. I bought them at Walmart.

Attached Thumbnails

08-15-2015, 11:05 AM

garysgal

Super Member

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: in the heart of the awl

Posts: 1,015

Wow! Our husbands think alike! Mine did the same thing and I love the bigger ironing space.

08-15-2015, 11:32 AM

Chasing Hawk

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Pacific Northwest

Posts: 9,287

My husband bought a 18" x 96" x 1" pine board, cut it to size for my ironing board. I covered it with insulabrite (sp?) and that silver ironing board fabric.

08-15-2015, 03:44 PM

Cybrarian

Super Member

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida

Posts: 2,229

My husband took the big board he made to go over my ironing board and built me an ironing station for Christmas. Love it- so thankful for his skills!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]527876[/ATTACH]

Attached Thumbnails

08-15-2015, 05:46 PM

piker6ca

Junior Member

Join Date: Jan 2015

Location: North bay Ontario Canada

Posts: 247

Just wondering how you keep the fabric on it ???
lol just being a wise guy .
I know its upside down but looks nice
Tom

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybrarian

My husband took the big board he made to go over my ironing board and built me an ironing station for Christmas. Love it- so thankful for his skills!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]527876[/ATTACH]

08-15-2015, 08:30 PM

joyce888

Power Poster

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Georgia

Posts: 11,189

That's exactly how I made mine! But I made my cover from Teflon ironing board fabric and put a draw string thru it so I could replace it when needed.

08-16-2015, 04:09 AM

illinois

Super Member

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: Illinois

Posts: 1,811

Am cautioning maniacquilter about putting weight on top of the Sterlite storage. I had several in a stack and with time the framework has buckled.

Perhaps hers will work better since it was manufactured into a set and mine was single drawers stacked. Just saying to be watching to see how that does. Love the sterlite products!

08-16-2015, 05:04 AM

#10

meanmom

Super Member

Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Fairfield, OH

Posts: 3,694

I took the dresser out of my DD bedroom since she no longer lives here. I added wheels to make it higher and also so I can easily move it when things fall behind it. I still need to add the irining board top.