Jo from Jo's Country Junction posted a challenge to update our ironing board covers. Since it was one of the things already on my list I figured that now is as good a time as any to sew up a new one. I took some pictures.
Not long after I moved into our new house last November (one of those distractions I mentioned above) my mom handed down an ironing board she had but wasn't using that came from my grandma. I love having things that are passed down. Especially since my grandma was a wonderful seamstress and I feel that a lot of the bent in that direction among my various "crafty" family members came from her.The cover that was on it was made by hand and wasn't in bad shape at all but it is padded and along with the padding in the cover and the padding on the board itself, I have found it to be a little squishy when I was ironing something. There are a lot of stains too so I have wanted to recover it.
I found some fabric that would work great. I had a remnant from the fabric my mom used to make the curtains in our basement family room in our first house in Georgia. When I looked through some of the easy patterns that were on Pinterest, there were many and a couple caught my eye that were pieced like a quilt. Figuring I would do something like that for the decor factor, I quickly changed my mind. Wouldn't all the seems cause me to iron creases in my work? I had a coordinating color to fit a stripe into the look too.I think it turned out pretty great. The colors remind me of a throwback to the early 90's when everyone was putting emerald green and mauve towels on their bridal registry. Emerald green is my favorite color though and the flowers are cheery. I am looking forward to using it for my next project!
