Easy DIY Ironing Board Cover

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Ironing is a necessary evil in every household and especially if you sew or quilt, your ironing board gets a lot of use. After a while the stains on the cover just decide to stay, there are too many scorch marks… and then it is time to change the cover, just to make ironing a little more agreeable. Well, actually, while I’m sewing I don’t mind ironing that much. It’s the weekly laundry pile that bothers me more :-) But, anyway, changing the cover is definitely a lovely treat to yourself. Believe me, it really is!

Of course, you can also run to the store and buy a new one, but you can also make a cover yourself. Yes you can! It is very easy!
The cover in this tutorial is used on top of any old insulated cover. I just leave the old cover on the board. To make this cover, you can use any natural fiber that can stand heat and is easily washable. I’m using 100% cotton here. Maybe you have a nice fabric in your fabric stash that you really like but can’t find the right pattern to use it for?

Don’t start scrolling to look for the downloadable pattern in this tutorial, there is none. The basic idea is that you will trace around your own ironing board, add allowance and fold the edges inside to create a casing. Then you can thread elastic or a string through the casing. You will start from your own ironing board and make a cover that will fit your board.
A little warning. You need a big table that is free of stuff or you will have to get down on your knees and draw on the floor, like I did :-)

YOU NEED
Cotton fabric, the size of your ironing board + 3 inch seam allowance
A string, length = the circumference of your ironing board
Basic sewing tools: thread, sewing machine, temporary markers, a bodkin or magic wand, clips or pins and a seam gauge.


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