Today I cheered myself up slash avoided studying for boards (7 days away - eek!) by crafting a jazzy new ironing board cover to brighten up my makeshift bedroom/home office/craft studio. My ironing board already had a nice padded cover, but it was really ugly. Earlier this week I picked up a cute full size sheet from Goodwill and my mind's been swimming with ideas for it since.
Here's how I did it, in less than an hour and a half to boot!
What you need:
- a piece of fabric that'll cover the top of the ironing board, plus 3" overhang
- 3 yards of 1/2" wide elastic
Before:
Wash, dry & iron the sheet. Lay it out flat, and set the ironing board face down on top of it like so, and draw a line 3 inches all the way around the perimeter of the ironing board. Cut it out now.
Baste the curved edges along the 3/4" fold and gather the fabric so it lies flat on top of the ironing board and it's gathered on the underside.
Now sew the casing closed along the edge, leaving enough room for 1/2" wide elastic and a 2-3" opening to insert elastic. Put a large safety pin at one end of the elastic and pull it through the entire length of the casing. This part takes the longest, keep it up! Make sure the cover fits tight over the ironing board, mark where the elastic ends should be sewn together, and tack them together well. Cut off the extra elastic.
Sew the casing shut, shimmy the elastic around if needed, and viola! A bright, happy new ironing board! Much better :D
Total cost of project: $5.00
sheet $3.75 and I still have a ton left over, watch for this fabric pattern again!
elastic $1.25 JoAnn had a 50% off notions wall sale today, lucky me
Oh and I got the ironing board at a mission store for about $5 too. It's definitely coming the 1000 miles home with me now!
1 comment:
The sheet design is beautiful. Your project is lovely. I can't wait to get my sewing machine back so I can make a cover for my ironing board.
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