DIY Quilter's Ironing Board

HOW TO MAKE A QUILTERS IRONING BOARD

I've used a regular ironing board for quilting my whole life. So, when I started seeing these wide ironing boards for quilting, I knew I had to have one. I wish I'd made one of these years ago because it truly makes a difference when ironing quilt tops. If you have an ironing board, you can make one of these quilting boards yourself in a day.

SUPPLIES

• Standard metal ironing board
• 20" x 55" - 3/8" or 1/2" plywood (No saw? Most hardware stores will cut this for you.)
• [8] screws
• [8] washers
• [1] 26" x 60" cotton duck fabric.
• [1] 24" x 60" insulated batting. (I used Insul-Brite® by Warm Company)
• [2] 24" x 60" 100% cotton quilt batting TOOLS

TOOLS

• Measuring Tape
• Pencil
• Screwdriver
• Handsaw
• Sandpaper
• Staple gun and staples shorter than the thickness of your board

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Measure and mark 1½ inches from the corners of the board. (Fig.1).

Figure 1

2.  Cut this amount off the corner a hand saw. (Fig. 2)


Figure 2

3.  Staple the fabric and batting layers evenly around the edge of the board in this order.
 (Fig. 3)

Layer 1:  Quilt Batting
Layer 2:  Insul-Brite® batting shiny side up
Layer 3:  Dotton Duck 
Layer 4:  Removable cotton ironing board cover.

Figure 3


Figure 3 (Detail)

4.  Place ironing board upside down onto the board top being sure it is lined up correctly.
Mark where each screw will go. (Fig. 4)

Figure 4

5. Screw the screws with the washers through the holes in the mesh. (Fig 5)


Figure 5

6. Tada!! Your new ironing board is now ready to be enjoyed.