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I have a table top ironing board but would like to have a large surface to use when I am quilting. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to make one. I thought about just covering a piece of plywood with some batting and muslin. Do you need to use some kind of heat reflector? Any thoughts would be appreciated. I have a large sewing table with a large cutting mat at one end and thought it would be nice to add the ironing board there. I like a larger surface so that I can set and press alot of pieces at once.

Do a Google for ironing board for quilting. Lots of good instructions are online. Here is a picture of one board.

http://www.angelfire.com/art3/elainesqu ... /Iron.html

Here is one that my husband made me for Christmas, it is 21x42 and works great.


http://sharonschambernetwork.com/free_a ... index.html

Debbie

my dh made a frame of 2x2's and topped it with light weight ply wood... underneath the frame he put another frame so it would fit snugly on top of my ironing board.... I found a long padded thing at JoAnns and it looks like a cutting mat with all the measurements but it is for ironing on top of........so I put this ironing pad on the plywood thing DH made....everything was so so perfect till I washed the cover.. it shrunk... but it is all still usable and it can be taken off my iron board easily... very light weight...

Chriss

Least expensive idea. I just lay an old sheet, folded in half on one end of my cutting table, no padding, no insulation. It works great for me.

Thanks to all of you for your input. I just started posting on this site. Everyone is so nice and so helpful. I really enjoy the photo postings. I have really seen some great quilts.

I bought one from The Big Board online few years back. Love it!! I think website is bigboardenterprises.com. Makes a big difference. Don't see why you can't make one either, though. Pretty simple concept.