Time for a new ironing board cover!

For a few years I used my sister’s antique ironing board from our grandmother. It was a sturdy, foldable, crisscross wooden frame with a rich amber color.

It’s hard switch to a modern, metal frame ironing board after that. They don’t feel as sturdy and certainly do not have the same warm presence in the room as wooden ones.

So I was on the lookout for another antique board and eventually found this one at a secondhand store.

I wanted a fabric with a busy pattern to hide any water stains from the iron.

I also wanted something bright and cheery to match the whimsical style of the sewing room. These fabric options were on hand (recently acquired from Joann’s sale).

The old cover didn’t extend beyond the bottom edge the board very far, which was an annoyance. So I cut the new one several inches larger and sewed four darts to shape it along the nose and tail.