AZ Jane

Here are some pictures, it makes a 24 X 52 inch ironing surface. Now why wouldn't it allow me to add these pictures to my original post?? Oh well. here you go. I like this set up because if I need to iron clothing, the top comes off and tou have a regular ironing board.
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gale

I used scrapbooking storage cubes from Michaels and a piece of plywood on top. I LOVE it. Here's a pic:
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gale

here's a better one but it was before I swapped out one of the bottom cubes (I wanted to store all books down there). I have also replaced the power strip with a smaller white one and used some heavy duty double sided tape to attach it near the top.
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carmen garcia

I used an old baby changing station. Put covered plywood on top and voila! I love my ironing surface now

jcrow

I bought a sheet of plywood and told the man the size I needed out of it and he cut it to the right size for free. I took all the plywood home with me. I bought a long dresser at a second hand store and decided to put the plywood on top of it. I covered the top of the plywood with batting and then a piece of fabric and stapled it on the underside. I put it on my dresser and it stays put when I iron. I didn't have to add any wood to keep it from moving around because it doesn't at all.

I love using the dresser because I filled all the drawers with fabric and other quilting items I use. I still have my ironing board in my garage in case I need to iron sleeves or something like that. But I did it all myself. The staples were a life saver to me.

citruscountyquilter

Someone on this Board in another thread discussion made the suggestion of using a heavy canvas drop cloth (like you use for painting) for a cover for an ironing surface. That works great and very inexpensive.

maviskw

I had to laugh at their use of the word "plank". To me a plank is a very large, very thick board. I have one in my old garage. It is 10 inches wide, almost 3 inches thick and about 20 feet long.
What they are using for this ironing board are strips of wood. Strips of sturdy wood. LOL

janiesews

The tutorial mentioned here is the way my daughter and I made mine-except I wanted the corners rounded and my daughter cut them for me after we drew the corner using a plate for the rounding. Tried to put it on an ironing board I had purchased and it was too heavy and the whole thing started to go sideways. At the Senior center we found an older, heavy duty ironing board for $1.50 and it stands strong. I can take it apart easily and stand it up to store. Love, love,love my big ironing board. The board I used was in the garage so my expenses were mainly the canvas and batting.

Vera39760

DH cut a piece of 1/2 inch plywood to fit the top of my cutting table. I covered it with batting and cotton canvas. I put my cutting mat on top of it and still use it as my cutting table. About half of it remains uncovered by the mat so I still have the ironing surface. When I need to iron yardage or a quilt I remove the cutting mat to use the entire surface to iron. I wish i had made the cover so I could remove it to wash it. It is stapled on, but it wouldn't be hard to unstaple, wash and then make it so it is easier to remove.

cashs_mom

I have an old wool blanket that I just toss across one of my utility tables in the sewing room when I need a larger surface.