Ironing Board Cover!

Whitney Hawkins
by Whitney Hawkins
I DID IT! My first big sewing project and I could not be more in love. It's far from perfect, but I'm so proud. I made this beauty instead of purchasing one because I needed it to match the motif in my laundry room :) http://bit.ly/1XBWUQH
Started out with this cheapy ironing board, $13 from walmart, some quilt backing (I never said I was a sewing expert), the fabric I bought on etsy, the elastic to pull through, and the green bias tape...I so conveniently ran out of.
I laid out the quilt backing because I bought a yard and some remnants, I lucked out because turned corner to corner it was BARELY enough. Best to measure your board before you go buying fabric and cutting :)
DON'T DO WHAT I DID :( I could have had so much more left over but this is why you don't try to do projects after midnight! Use the edges and there would be so much you can do with the rest. (This was 2 yards).
I left about a 3 inch border (enough to sew on the bias tape and pull the elastic through).
No need to turn this guy inside out, lay it as you would see the finished product and sew on your bias tape. I should've watched a tutorial on how to get those rounded corners really well, but I only had to resew a couple small spots. You'll also see here where I ran out of bias tape-I cut another piece of fabric folded it and ironed it.
I watched a movie while pulling the elastic through, it was a VERY tight fit, but I felt like that meant I did it right! Once I was finished I ironed the top to get the center fold out and I was done!


Shop where I purchased the fabric: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThreadStichesFabric


Guide I originally found: http://bit.ly/1JWbJTQ
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  • Maryann Maryann on Mar 26, 2016
    You did a good job on your cover---and I like your fabric.
  • Margaret Powell Margaret Powell on Jan 20, 2017
    whenever I cut something, I try to place my pattern as close to the edge of my fabric as possible so that I have larger pieces of scraps left over. When you cut out of the middle. you end up with smaller scraps to work with.
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