CHICKPEA SEWING STUDIO: New IBC!

July 21, 2008

New IBC!

I have been procrastinating for a while, looking everyday with disgust at the vomitous state of my Ironing Board Cover (IBC). I knew this tutorial was around and finally gave it a try. I started the project on Monday and finished on Saturday...not because it's a long one but because nothing happens fast in this house anymore, everything is very laboriously stretched on for days ( some days I just look towards things with a blank stare). In the end it's a wrap and it fits OK. I am saying just OK because I think the end result depends greatly on the quality of the original ( you have to keep the ties and casing). Mine was very primitive/cheap and the finished product although cute is not my finest work. It doesn't really matter I guess because it will be vomitous again in no time!

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Its darling. I need to do covers myself. One for the big ironing board and one for my little one by the sewing machine. Sometime soon! I'll get to it.

Posted by: Nanette | July 21, 2008 at 11:52 AM

The fabric is lovely. I made one for my board a few months ago, and now I love to iron.(not really) I used some of my favorite fabric because I would be able to see it everyday.

Posted by: Lisa | July 21, 2008 at 01:54 PM

I should do this too. I love the fabric you chose. Great colors.

Posted by: Kelly | July 21, 2008 at 02:13 PM

You crack me up. I, too, have a vomitous IBC. Your new one is very cute!

Posted by: Jo-Ann | July 21, 2008 at 02:30 PM

Love the new IBC! I am now trying to use baking paper on the IB whenever I work with applique film to try and preserve the state of the cover.

Posted by: Lisa | July 21, 2008 at 04:30 PM

I find it alot easier to just trace my IB, add two inches all the way around and sew on a 1" double fold bias tape as a casing. I use elastic so I can wash mine, but I've seen pople use twill tape or twine to get a really good, tight fit. Much easier.

Yours looks super cute though! And once your lil'un gets about 8 months there will be nothing stopping him from exploring EVERYTHING on the floor for hours. Plenty of free time between nursings. :-D

Posted by: Katie | July 21, 2008 at 06:26 PM

You just might inspire me! My own cover needs replacing. Vomitous is a good word for it.

Of course, one of my art ed professors offered some interesting advice way beck when: she said that she never took the old covers off, so her board had several layers on it. When she was ironing a blouse, the buttons didn't leave an impression in the fabric of the blouse because the board had cushion to it. I imagine that this works well if you iron a lot of clothes, but I wonder if it would make for nice crisp seams? I haven't tried it, and I almost never iron clothing that I'm not in the process of sewing!

Posted by: Jennifer | July 21, 2008 at 09:22 PM