- FABRIC: depending on the size of your board get enough to cover it plus 3-4 inches extra all the way around.
- Matching thread
- 1/4 inch elastic: depends again on the size of your board but around 2 yards.
- Safety pin
1. Take your nasty old ironing board that you look at everyday and kiss the uglyness goodbye! *MWAH*
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2. Lay your ironing board upside down on your fabric and cut or trace and cut about 3 inches from the board.
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3. Make a casing by pressing a 1/4 inch of the fabric in all the way around...
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and then pressing 1/2 inch all the way around.
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4. Sew around about 1/8 of an inch fron the edge of the casting...
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leaving a opening about 2 inches un-sewn
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5. Grab a large saftey pin and secure it well to the end of your elastic. Thread it all the way around the casing and out the other side.
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6. Fit the cover onto the ironing board and adjust the elastic until you have a good fit.
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Cut the elastic and sew back and forth a few times to secure the two ends together. Top stitch you 2 inch gap and
7. Stretch it over you board for a stunning new look!
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