Favorite Tools - Large Ironing Board More Info

Deb G. in VA asked some questions about the Large Ironing Board and I am going to answer them here.    Deb thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

Do you remember what kind of wood was used to make it?
              The top is 3/8" plywood, the nicer board not full of knots and not ply board. 


Is it heavy?
              I can lift it by myself and I can carry it by myself from my sewing room to another room or out to the car to pack it for camp.  It is not light but not too heavy. 

Did you finish the wood before you covered it, i.e. paint or coat it with polyurethane?
             The wood is unfinished, the edges are rounded a little and sanded smooth. 

What did you use to cover it with, regular batting and fabric?
            The bottom layer is a piece of carpet felt, 2nd layer is warm and natural batting and finally covered with muslin.  The muslin is stapled to the bottom of the board.  The top two layers are cut to the edge of board and not tacked down.

Carpet Felt

Here is a picture of Carpet Felt. I hope that helps.

Happy Stitching!

Favorite Tools

I'm not sure how many new quilters visit my blog.  I know many seasoned quilters do.  For the new quilters I wanted to give them some ideas of tools of the trade that make quilting easier. 

Many quilters have favorite tools and what I like works for me.  That is part of why they are my favorite tools.  I decided to share some of these tools every once in awhile as they might be something you might want to try.  I had this idea while I was pressing my mystical horse quilt before placing it on the frame. 
As any good quilter will know pressing is very important for good results. 


Quilt top on big board


Many years ago my husband made me a big board or a large ironing board topper, that might be a trade name but there is no other name to describe it.  It is big and goes over your ironing board.  It is a 60" x 24", so there is no narrow end which makes ironing big flat pieces of fabric easier.  Well let me show you a picture, because after all a picture is worth a 1,000 words.

Those seams on the back need to be flat

My husband place 2" strips of wood on the bottom the same width as the ironing board, so it doesn't slip around.  It sure makes ironing easier. 

It is important to press those seams flat. 




 Happy Stitching!