Sew an Easy DIY Ironing Board Cover

5 Materials
$20
2 Hours
Medium
Take your blah ironing board and turn it into something cute and pretty in a few simple steps and without spending a ton of money.
  1. Lay your fabric right-side-down onto the floor and lay your ironing board on it with it’s top down. Trace around the board leaving a 3″ allowance for the elastic casing.
  2. Cut the piece out of the fabric and fold it in half lengthwise and trim any unevenness.
  3. Fold the edge of the cover piece inward about 1/2″ and press. You will have to pleat/gather the corners a little. Fold the edge over again 1/2″ and press, gathering or pleating the corners as needed.
  4. Sew the casing down, about 1/8″ from the folded edge. Leave a 2″ opening for the elastic.
  5. Cut a piece of elastic that measures about half of your ironing board’s circumference. Secure a safety pin on one end (secure it well, or you’ll be mad when it pops off!) and a stick pin on the other.
  6. Thread the elastic through the casing you’ve sewn using the safety pin as a lead. This is the most tedious part, so pour yourself a cup of coffee and watch an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with the kids while you do this. Once you’ve pulled the elastic through the casing, sew it together by machine or hand and then sew the opening shut.
Pull your new, pretty cover over your icky old one and admire your newest friend.


Here it is all done!
.... and the back
Suggested materials:
  • 1 1/2 yards cotton fabric   (onlinefabricstore.net)
  • 1 1/2 yards 1/4″ elastic
  • Sewing machine
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Christina Dennis
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