HOW TO SEW AN IRONING BOARD COVER
Ironing boards are a useful item to use at home. Especially if you’re looking to keep yourself looking in tip-top shape. Furthermore, if you are into sewing then an iron board is very important. For pressing your seams and making your garments look professional.
If your ironing board is looking a bit rough in shape. This blog post is for you.
It’s going to walk you through step by step how to sew an ironing board cover.
This project was inspired by the blog post at:
https://sewcanshe.com/2018-10-26-the-ultimate-diy-ironing-board-cover/
Check out her blog post for further instructions for a full-sized ironing board.
So let’s get started!
Supplies:
- Fabric
- Cutting scissors for fabric
- Tailors Chalk or a marker for fabric
- Bias Tape
- Sewing thread
- Elastic Cording
- Large needle with large eye
- Screwdriver
- Small tabletop ironing board
- Cotton batting
- Staple Gun for furniture or construction
- Spray Paint of your color
- Quilting batting
- Small Elastic
COVER IRON BOARD WITH QUILTING BATTING OR INSUL-BRIGHT BATTING
Firstly cover the ironing board with quilting batting or Insul-Bright Batting
Insulbright heating resistance batting if you are interested.
Lay the quilting batting down and then place your ironing board on the batting. With the underside of the iron board facing up. Mark out the shape of your iron board approximately three to four inches away from the iron board. Please use your discretion in how big you choose to make this measurement.
Cut out the batting in the same shape as the iron board with the extra measurement. Now take your staple gun and turn over the batting once and then twice. So the raw edge is tucked away inside. In conclusion, firmly staple the batting to the back of the iron board.
Continuing all the way around the iron board and keeping the batting snug. Therefore giving you a clean tight fit for the cover.
In this part of the blog post, I am going to now show you how to construct a cover for your iron board.
IRON BOARD COVER
As with the batting, you are going to take your piece of fabric and lay the top side of the iron board down on the fabric.
Secondly, take your measuring tape and measure three inches around the board. Except for around the nose of the iron board.
Measure ten inches down from the top of the iron board.
Also after that, mark ten inches down from the top of the iron board.
In which case take your tailor chalk or marking tool and mark three inches around the board.
Two inches around the top of the board starting at the line marked down ten inches.
Blend in the difference gradually.
Between where you marked your fabric for three inches.
To where you marked it for two inches around the nose of the iron board.
Cut out your fabric according to your markings.
You are going to take another of piece fabric.
From the ten-inch mark create a duplicate piece. Matching the other piece of fabric.
Furthermore, take your nose-cut piece of fabric. Match it to your cut-out fabric with the right sides together.
Stitch around the curve of the fabric. Starting from the bottom on one side and going to the other side.
Once stitched use a 3/8 seam allowance. Create notches to allow the pocket to turn over smoothly.
Flip the pocket to the other side. So the seam is inside.
CREATE A CASING USING SEAM BINDING:
Using a wider seam binding press open one side of the binding.
Match the open edge of the binding to the edge of the fabric with the right sides together. Pin together.
Stitch using a 1/4 inch seam allowance all along the edging of the fabric cover.
Turn over the seam binding to the other side. Stitch close to the edging to create a casing.
Once you have created the casing. Place a piece of thin elastic cording in a very large eye needle. Thread the cording through the casing.
Tie the cording together. This will pull the cover around the ironing board.
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