{"id":1404,"date":"2013-08-25T17:43:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T00:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2013-12-23T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T00:41:15","slug":"making-a-custom-portable-ironing-surface-2013-08-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/08\/25\/making-a-custom-portable-ironing-surface-2013-08-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a custom portable ironing surface – 2013.08.25"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was re-organizing my studio<\/a> recently, I said that I was planning to make a portable ironing mat for the top of my rolling, folding table. \u00a0 The table measures 12 x 36 inches when folded – almost the same size as the straight part of my ironing board.\u00a0 And it’s on casters, so it\u2019s easy to move around the room.\u00a0 Plus, it’s so much more attractive than an ironing board!<\/p>\n

I got that project completed this week, and I’m very happy with how it turned out.<\/p>\n

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Here’s how I made it.<\/p>\n

I considered using wood for the base, but I wanted it to be light and very portable, so I used cardboard.\u00a0 I cut some flaps from a large cardboard box, using duct tape to attach pieces end to end, and then to tape two layers together.<\/p>\n

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I covered the cardboard base with a layer of polyester craft batting, then a layer of flannel, then the top layer of coated ironing board fabric.\u00a0 I’m sure I could have used an old towel, or cut \"Quilt<\/a>up an old ironing board cover, or purchased padded ironing board fabric – but I happened to have the batting and flannel on hand.\u00a0 I ordered the coated fabric<\/a> from Joann.com.\u00a0 I wrapped the three layers around to the back and secured it all with duct tape.<\/p>\n

I wanted to make sure it didn’t slide around on the table, so I duct-taped a layer of rubber shelf liner to the back.\u00a0 I also added a strip of elastic to each end, to slip around each end of the table top.\u00a0 I attached the elastic strips with a staple gun and then more duct tape – this is the only part I’m not sure about – time will tell if the staples in the cardboard will pull out.\u00a0 If they do, I’ll find another way to anchor the elastic.<\/p>\n

I used my new ironing board to press the creases out of six quilts, and it worked just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I was re-organizing my studio recently, I said that I was planning to make a portable ironing mat for the top of my rolling, folding table. \u00a0 The table measures 12 x 36 inches when folded – almost the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,38],"tags":[68,34],"class_list":["post-1404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quilt-studio","category-tutorial-2","tag-quilt-studio","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-mE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1433,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/08\/28\/on-my-design-wall-2013-08-28\/","url_meta":{"origin":1404,"position":0},"title":"On my design wall – 2013.08.28","author":"TerryAske","date":"August 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been busy in the last week or so.\u00a0 I made a portable ironing mat for the top of my rolling, folding table, and I wrote a tutorial on how to create a portrait pattern from a photo. 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