Ironing Board Cover

 

Does your ironing board look like this?

13 years of steam and spray starch can do some nasty damage. I've been wanting to make a new cover for a long time. I finally got around to it, and it was a really quick and easy project. Wanna prettify your ironing board?...

You will need:
white cotton fabric
patterned fabric
lightweight cotton batting
fabric marker or pencil
sewing machine and thread
ribbon

*Take 1/2-in. seam allowances throughout unless otherwise stated.

Lay the ironing board on the white fabric and trace around it, adding 4 in. all around.

{Is it ironic that I didn't iron the fabric for the ironing board? hehe:)}

Cut out.

Cut a piece of patterned fabric and a piece of cotton batting to the same size.

Lay the patterned fabric right side up on your work surface. 

Place the white cotton on top, with the batting on top of the cotton.

Pin and machine stitch through all the layers, 

leaving an opening of about 6 in at the straight end.

Snip the seam allowance to 1/4 in. all the way around.

Turn the cover right side out, and press. 

Measure and machine stitch a line 2 in. in from the edge all the way around.

Attach a safety pin to the end of the ribbon, and thread it through the channel all the way around the cover.

Pull the ribbon to gather the cover over the ironing board, and secure with a bow.

Now, I just need to stop ignoring that ironing pile...