I just watched your sewing room tour (again). But somehow that video disappeared so I'm putting this message here. I love your sewing room, so ingenious, clever, convenient and beautiful. You gave me some ideas that I can implement without buying a ton of new things. Thanks for sharing.
I made this with your video here. My new board fabric is crazy tight/snug and works great for my dry heat presses. I made sure to use 100% cotton batting and not poly fill to be able to take the high heat and my exterior fabric is duck canvas. One side is single ply and the other 2-ply. I marked one side to tell the difference between the two. Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial. I use this board all the time. Have a great day.
You are so clever and knowledgeable! Your ideas for projects and how to execute them amaze me! I enjoy watching your videos and learning from them. Thanks for sharing your expertise with those of us who lack such brilliant ideas.
Thank you for this tutorial, it popped up just in time for me as I have a mini table top ironing board that I use in the sewing room that needs a cover. I would not have known to press the batting first and all the work would have been for nothing if you hadn't shared this tutorial, I would have ended up with a very thin pressing surface after a very short time of use. Thank you so much 🤗
Love this idea. Never thought of aluminum foil over the wood. This is more space saving and convenient than the TV tray ironing cover I made. Thanks so much.
I really appreciate what you have shown here. I am extremely allergic to wool and have been looking for an alternative pressing mat. I plan to follow your instructions (soon I hope) and make your two sided pressing mat. Your instructions were clear and your teaching technique easy to follow. Thank you.
Thank you for another great, detailed post, Laura. I missed this one. I've made quite a few of these, here's some ideas I've tried... There is also a metallized fabric, designed for making oven mitts, that can be purchased. It is great for pressing boards or larger ironing board covers. Used to be sold by the yard in most fabric stores, although now perhaps online. It works great. If you prefer to use absorption rather than reflextion, felted wool makes a great pad, with cotton or duck over it (cheap cotton drop clothes work if you plan to make several boards). Another way to prevent moisture from destroying the wood is to drill holes (so that you create a grid like an ironing board) in the wood. That is much more labor intensive! For my next board, I'm going to experiment with pegboard glued to a regular board. If you want to cut on one side, the board can be sized to match a small cutting board, which can be glued to the one side. If anyone has figured out how to add a handle, perhaps you could share that info. Please excuse lengthy post...
I made a similar board 15 x 15 with rounded corners & a zipper along two sides to remove for easy washing. I made it with my bias tape & doll clothes in mind but It has honestly become my number one most favorite sewing helpers. If you don't have any wood handy, you could also I glue several layers of heavy cardboard together. The ideas are endless.
This is exactly what I needed! You are so informative. I made mine 24" X 24" to use for making a t-shirt quilt for my granddaughter. I am excited to use it on many other projects.
Laura ~ I have been such a fan for years! This tutorial is exactly why. You have such a great way of presenting the facts without a bunch of fluff and it makes it so easy to follow your directions! I thought it was high-time to speak up and tell you what a fan I truly am!! Thank you for taking the time to share this with us and I am going to make one of these! I will come back and let you know how it went :) I have everything but the wood... Shopping trip in order now, lol!
Thank you for this video. I was just going to staple the back, and then I liked your idea of having 2 sides. I made 1 side a little thicker and the other thinner for quilt piece ironing. Your instructions were so helpful. I’m new at these projects and I’m so proud of how it turned out! My Mom and me really love watching your videos 💗. God bless you!✝️🕊🌅🧵
Great tutorial as always. You really do make things easy to do and happy to say that I have a great pressing mat that is small and easy to store and use. :)
EXCELLENT, thank you for stressing the importance of getting it tight and flat! Another great video! I'll never understand the "thumbs down"....I think they need to take a second look and pay better attention!
I made one board a few years ago (not as nice as yours) with the silver fabric and I traced a ruler 12 x 12 inches at every inch. It helps with small pieces sometimes
After watching this video again, I have a question. How did you sew the last seam to close the cover tightly on the board ? TY for answering if you can. 😻
To make the fabric slide easily: cut a piece of thin plastic, 13" x 26" in this case, wrap over batted board, then start slipping the fabric sleeve starting at the end where the plastic is wrapped. Once the fabric is on, you just pull the plastic out. this method also works with cushion covers.
Laura, you have the best ideas and thank you so kindly for sharing them with everyone. Did you stitch the end with a machine or was it hand sewn? One thing that I wished you did with you videos is record that part where you did the sewing. I noticed on your videos, you explain what was done but never show the sewing part.
What is sports weight cotton? Could you please list some examples? When I type in "sports weight cotton" in Joann's search box, the closest I get is Sportwear and the reviews are mixed. Twill also pops up. I know you say that it's more durable than quilting cotton. By would home decor fabric be going too far? And since isolation is the way of life now, could you recommend some ideas in and around the home? I gave these pretty hardy cotton curtains. They even have a think lining but I'm not sure that part is cotton too. I love this idea. I have an old laminated plywood from an old wheel-y table. It's scratched up. Do you think the foil and cotton is enough of a barrier to keep the laminated part from becoming a problem? It's a great size for this and if minimizes waste if I could adapt it for this purpose.
Could you show us how to use yarn, for 'couching' on a sewing project to add texture and interest...but using other feet that may come with our sewing machine (zig zag foot or free motion or?) in case we don't have an actual 'couching' foot? And which stitch to use etc.?
Since I live in the Okanagan Canada : I inquired at the fabric store about the sport weight cotton material; and they have no idea what I was talking about! Could you please me another suggestion what I could use?
Hi Laura Just wondering if you can use double sided tape to do the last step? Also do you have a demo on how to do a Bible Cover with handles? Lynnette
Thank you Laura for your quick reply!!! I live in a small town in Enderby BC Canada. My closest fabric store is in Vernon BC I've never noticed sports weight cotton. And my next trip to Wenatchee won't be for a while with this pandemic going on. Thanks again for your quick reply.
Nice! I want to make o e from an old cutting board. Why is it called a “travel” board? Why does it have to be 2-sided? Where do people take their boards? #I’mNewAtThis
Can you please provide some clarification on a few things? I’ve seen other video tutorials that specify things contradictory to what you’ve stated and have a few newbie questions. Please forgive me if some of my questions are ridiculously naive, but I am very new to machine sewing and would rather be safe than waste time, effort, and resources: 1. Other tutorials stress the need to use solid wood as opposed to plywood. Does your use of aluminum foil negate the need for solid wood? I’m afraid I can’t remember why they said it had to be solid wood. It may have been to prevent the possible warping you mentioned. 2. I’m assuming you’re using heavyweight aluminum foil. If so, is it absolutely necessary? If so, will doubling or tripling the layers work with a regular weight foil? 3. You mentioned the need to shrink any batting that isn’t 100% cotton. Does the ironing accomplish this or is it necessary to wash the batting in hot water to do so? If so, is it necessary to add anything to the water? How would you dry it? 4. I actually have a staple gun. Can I use it instead of the glue, or is it best to use the glue? 5. Are you using a general cotton or cotton/polyester blend thread or something stronger? I noticed you said to double the thread if necessary; is that for the sake of using a regular thread or a lower quality thread? 6. Someone suggested the addition of zippers to enable washing. Would you consider adding to this video to show how you would do this to maintain the snug fit of your particular cover? If not, would you consider providing a written addendum?
Solid wood is better, but I have had no trouble with this. I used just regular foil. The batting is so small that the iron will work out fine. If you want to wash the batting you need to be careful as it can fall apart in the wash. You can wash it by hand and let it dry and put it in the dryer after. I did use glue so that I did not have the staples marks come to the top, but you can staple it, no problem. I use an all-purpose thread. For me, this is a fun workable project, and I don't mind redoing it after a few years. It gives me a chance to change the fabric to something new:) Hope this helps and thanks for asking :)
Sorry! Didn't finish my thought! Wood continues to dry, so solid wood will split or warp, depending on grain. Plywood is made of thin layers glued together. The layers are laid directionally opposite to one another. If one layer starts to warp, it is pulled by the other layers back into shape. Plywood is dimensionally stable. It's not inferior, simply because it's not solid wood.
I just watched your sewing room tour (again). But somehow that video disappeared so I'm putting this message here. I love your sewing room, so ingenious, clever, convenient and beautiful. You gave me some ideas that I can implement without buying a ton of new things. Thanks for sharing.
I made this with your video here. My new board fabric is crazy tight/snug and works great for my dry heat presses. I made sure to use 100% cotton batting and not poly fill to be able to take the high heat and my exterior fabric is duck canvas. One side is single ply and the other 2-ply. I marked one side to tell the difference between the two. Thank you for this easy to follow tutorial. I use this board all the time. Have a great day.
Great job!
I finally made this and it's the BEST travelling ironing mat going. I now use it versus the woolen mats. Thank you so much.
You are so clever and knowledgeable! Your ideas for projects and how to execute them amaze me! I enjoy watching your videos and learning from them. Thanks for sharing your expertise with those of us who lack such brilliant ideas.
I've been wondering how to make an ironing pad for my sewing and other crafts. Thank you for sharing this technique with us.
I love how you put your tutorials together! They are so helpful and you are so patient!!!
Judy Warren yes and very organized.
Thank you for this tutorial, it popped up just in time for me as I have a mini table top ironing board that I use in the sewing room that needs a cover. I would not have known to press the batting first and all the work would have been for nothing if you hadn't shared this tutorial, I would have ended up with a very thin pressing surface after a very short time of use. Thank you so much 🤗
Love this idea. Never thought of aluminum foil over the wood. This is more space saving and convenient than the TV tray ironing cover I made. Thanks so much.
I really appreciate what you have shown here. I am extremely allergic to wool and have been looking for an alternative pressing mat. I plan to follow your instructions (soon I hope) and make your two sided pressing mat. Your instructions were clear and your teaching technique easy to follow. Thank you.
I made a travel pressing board years ago using the silver ironing board fabric. Your video was super easy to follow, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for another great, detailed post, Laura. I missed this one.
I've made quite a few of these, here's some ideas I've tried...
There is also a metallized fabric, designed for making oven mitts, that can be purchased. It is great for pressing boards or larger ironing board covers. Used to be sold by the yard in most fabric stores, although now perhaps online. It works great.
If you prefer to use absorption rather than reflextion, felted wool makes a great pad, with cotton or duck over it (cheap cotton drop clothes work if you plan to make several boards).
Another way to prevent moisture from destroying the wood is to drill holes (so that you create a grid like an ironing board) in the wood. That is much more labor intensive! For my next board, I'm going to experiment with pegboard glued to a regular board.
If you want to cut on one side, the board can be sized to match a small cutting board, which can be glued to the one side.
If anyone has figured out how to add a handle, perhaps you could share that info.
Please excuse lengthy post...
I made one using a bread board with an oblong hole handle, and that seemed to work OK.
This looks great. I love the clear, well thought through way you explain things!
Thanks:)
I made a similar board 15 x 15 with rounded corners & a zipper along two sides to remove for easy washing. I made it with my bias tape & doll clothes in mind but It has honestly become my number one most favorite sewing helpers. If you don't have any wood handy, you could also I glue several layers of heavy cardboard together. The ideas are endless.
I followed your directions and made a 2 sided pressing mat for my sewing room. It came out so cute. Thank you.
This is exactly what I needed! You are so informative.
I made mine 24" X 24" to use for making a t-shirt quilt for my granddaughter. I am excited to use it on many other projects.
Laura ~ I have been such a fan for years! This tutorial is exactly why. You have such a great way of presenting the facts without a bunch of fluff and it makes it so easy to follow your directions! I thought it was high-time to speak up and tell you what a fan I truly am!! Thank you for taking the time to share this with us and I am going to make one of these! I will come back and let you know how it went :) I have everything but the wood... Shopping trip in order now, lol!
Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us Laura!
Thanks Laura for this great tutorial! You always have clever ideas and great instructions on how to put it all together. Love your channel!!
This is a very cool project. Your tips to get the cover on without wrinkles were concise, better yet they work. I tried it. Thanks.
What a great tutorial full of great tips!! What a splendid way to get the tight cover onto the board!! I love learning from you! Hugs, Deb
This is the best pressing pad tutorial I’ve seen. As an aside, love your blouse.
love the pressing mat, I did not know that you could press batting, many thanks for your great tutorial's.
You are a great teacher and are so informative on a variety of techniques and products!
That looks lovely. The signature and decoration sets it off nicely.
Great project and I must say that blue is “your”color. Looks great on you!
Your tutorials are always so helpful! Thanks!
I love all your videos. You are a great instructor.
Thank you for this tutorial! It's super informative. And your nails are beautiful!
Just finished making mine.
It was easy to follow and turned out really nice.
Thank you
Thank you for this tutorial. I have been wanting one of these in my sewing room. I am going to make this.
Thank you for this video. I was just going to staple the back, and then I liked your idea of having 2 sides. I made 1 side a little thicker and the other thinner for quilt piece ironing. Your instructions were so helpful. I’m new at these projects and I’m so proud of how it turned out! My Mom and me really love watching your videos 💗. God bless you!✝️🕊🌅🧵
Thank you and say hi to mom for me :)
Thank you so much for this video! This is such a great idea. I needed a pressing board and I really love the way you did this one!
Wonderful!! I bet it is so much better than those wool pressing mats! Thank you Laura!
Great tutorial as always. You really do make things easy to do and happy to say that I have a great pressing mat that is small and easy to store and use. :)
now this is way handier then what I had in mind. Thank you .
Awesome useful project with a lovely finishing touch..thank you 😘
Thanks for sharing. You're an inspirational teacher. My go too for all new things
thank you:)
Very cool tutorial. Will be attempting to make this one, one day! Thank you!
You are a very good teacher. Thank you
I always come to you first if I need to know something as I know you'll do it so well. 👍
thank you:)
Wau! This vas just what I need to now, how to put fabric on . Thank of this and other nolidge, what I have get from your canal, here in Finland 😊
Great inspiration, I made one 18x32 in with ironing board fabric. I needed an adequate ironing surface and portable. Thank you!
EXCELLENT, thank you for stressing the importance of getting it tight and flat! Another great video! I'll never understand the "thumbs down"....I think they need to take a second look and pay better attention!
You make it look so easy!
I made one board a few years ago (not as nice as yours) with the silver fabric and I traced a ruler 12 x 12 inches at every inch. It helps with small pieces sometimes
What type of pen did you use to make the ruler markings?
Cool idea
@@learntocrochet1 Sorry. I didn't see your question. A permanent marquer ex Sharpie
Love the size of the ironing board. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You!!! The next time I go to Vernon I'll check the fabric store,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks again
Awesome (no surprise). I made one that did warp so tin foil is great. I have a wooden TV table. I think I’ll use that. Thanks Laura!
Awesome tutorial on this two sided pressing mat. Love it! Hugs, Fern
This has to be an improvement on my folded sheet on a table lol 😄🇦🇺😊
Such a good idea! Thank you for sharing!❤️
Thanks so much Laura was thinking of making this a few days ago
Excellent! I will make one. Thanks so much.
Love your ideas.
love this, timeless, very useful
Wow. Great idea. I don't know if I am strong enough, but will try. Love the tin foil idea.
Thank you I didn't know you can press the batting to flatten it.
After watching this video again, I have a question. How did you sew the last seam to close the cover tightly on the board ? TY for answering if you can. 😻
To make the fabric slide easily: cut a piece of thin plastic, 13" x 26" in this case, wrap over batted board, then start slipping the fabric sleeve starting at the end where the plastic is wrapped. Once the fabric is on, you just pull the plastic out. this method also works with cushion covers.
I agree it really can help:) thanks for sharing and letting everyone know:)
Great idea!
Thank you this helped me as my fingers are sore with arthritis but I really wanted a small pressing board near where I sew
Wow!! Just what I need. Thank you
Excellent video tutorial! 💫
Thanks you did a good job with pressing board I really have to have made up mind to do it .OK
Laura, you have the best ideas and thank you so kindly for sharing them with everyone. Did you stitch the end with a machine or was it hand sewn? One thing that I wished you did with you videos is record that part where you did the sewing. I noticed on your videos, you explain what was done but never show the sewing part.
M gonna make it soon but how u clean it
Thank you so much for this video. I have followed your instructions and I have had great success. Hugs.
You are ALWAYS sew AMAZING!
This is wonderful, thank you so much!!
This is so cool! I need this!
Very cool idea!!!! I need to make this! Ty!!!
beautiful Laura as always your the best :)
How thick do you want your batting to end up once you’ve pressed it?
Thank you for such clear instructions!
Brilliant, sew simple and uses up all those pesky scraps of batting we just can’t part with.
What is sports weight cotton? Could you please list some examples? When I type in "sports weight cotton" in Joann's search box, the closest I get is Sportwear and the reviews are mixed. Twill also pops up. I know you say that it's more durable than quilting cotton. By would home decor fabric be going too far? And since isolation is the way of life now, could you recommend some ideas in and around the home? I gave these pretty hardy cotton curtains. They even have a think lining but I'm not sure that part is cotton too. I love this idea. I have an old laminated plywood from an old wheel-y table. It's scratched up. Do you think the foil and cotton is enough of a barrier to keep the laminated part from becoming a problem? It's a great size for this and if minimizes waste if I could adapt it for this purpose.
i love it is different and better.. what kind of fabric??
It is a sportweight cotton :)
would thinsulbright work?
I found it ltl hard to do but perfect 👌 well done
Thank you planning on making one.
Can we use felt??
Could you show us how to use yarn, for 'couching' on a sewing project to add texture and interest...but using other feet that may come with our sewing machine (zig zag foot or free motion or?) in case we don't have an actual 'couching' foot? And which stitch to use etc.?
you are not going to believe this...but...that is what I was filming last week! Stay tuned it will be out soon:)
Great video thanks! The batting you use is it the quilt one?
Thanks Laura!
I'd really want it a lot crisper than I wrap a gift!!
Is this better then a wool mat?
Great idea for pressing while sewing especially if there isn't much room.
how many layers of batting do you suggest? I have 100% cotton ...still 3 per side?
I do like 3 :)
Could this be made with wool fabric?
Since I live in the Okanagan Canada : I inquired at the fabric store about the sport weight cotton material; and they have no idea what I was talking about! Could you please me another suggestion what I could use?
It is very similar to a lightweight denim
Thank you for this great video
Great idea Thanks
Hello Laura, Please tell me what material do you use for your pressing sheet?
you can use any cotton fabric, however, I do use a pressing sheet, like amzn.to/2LiWFIw it is a very lightweight cotton.
When you measured your board you the divided by 2, what is that measurement for?
Excellent! Thank you so much!
Great video- VERY informative, THANKYOU
Wow. Good way to make a pressing board
The aluminum foil is brilliant. Prevents buying the batting with silver threads.
Hi Laura Just wondering if you can use double sided tape to do the last step? Also do you have a demo on how to do a Bible Cover with handles?
Lynnette
I don't think the tape will be strong enough and no on the Bible cover :) but it is a good idea
Thank you Laura for your quick reply!!! I live in a small town in Enderby BC Canada. My closest fabric store is in Vernon BC I've never noticed sports weight cotton. And my next trip to Wenatchee won't be for a while with this pandemic going on. Thanks again for your quick reply.
I'm curious why 2 sided?
Nice! I want to make o e from an old cutting board. Why is it called a “travel” board? Why does it have to be 2-sided? Where do people take their boards? #I’mNewAtThis
Can you please provide some clarification on a few things? I’ve seen other video tutorials that specify things contradictory to what you’ve stated and have a few newbie questions. Please forgive me if some of my questions are ridiculously naive, but I am very new to machine sewing and would rather be safe than waste time, effort, and resources:
1. Other tutorials stress the need to use solid wood as opposed to plywood. Does your use of aluminum foil negate the need for solid wood? I’m afraid I can’t remember why they said it had to be solid wood. It may have been to prevent the possible warping you mentioned.
2. I’m assuming you’re using heavyweight aluminum foil. If so, is it absolutely necessary? If so, will doubling or tripling the layers work with a regular weight foil?
3. You mentioned the need to shrink any batting that isn’t 100% cotton. Does the ironing accomplish this or is it necessary to wash the batting in hot water to do so? If so, is it necessary to add anything to the water? How would you dry it?
4. I actually have a staple gun. Can I use it instead of the glue, or is it best to use the glue?
5. Are you using a general cotton or cotton/polyester blend thread or something stronger? I noticed you said to double the thread if necessary; is that for the sake of using a regular thread or a lower quality thread?
6. Someone suggested the addition of zippers to enable washing. Would you consider adding to this video to show how you would do this to maintain the snug fit of your particular cover? If not, would you consider providing a written addendum?
Solid wood is better, but I have had no trouble with this. I used just regular foil. The batting is so small that the iron will work out fine. If you want to wash the batting you need to be careful as it can fall apart in the wash. You can wash it by hand and let it dry and put it in the dryer after. I did use glue so that I did not have the staples marks come to the top, but you can staple it, no problem. I use an all-purpose thread. For me, this is a fun workable project, and I don't mind redoing it after a few years. It gives me a chance to change the fabric to something new:) Hope this helps and thanks for asking :)
Actually, plywood is better than solid wood. Wood has a grain (determined by the growth rings of a tree) that can cause splitting or warp
Sorry! Didn't finish my thought! Wood continues to dry, so solid wood will split or warp, depending on grain. Plywood is made of thin layers glued together. The layers are laid directionally opposite to one another. If one layer starts to warp, it is pulled by the other layers back into shape. Plywood is dimensionally stable. It's not inferior, simply because it's not solid wood.