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    lawork1211's Avatar lawork1211 is offline Senior Member
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    I made a ironing board out of a 4' x 2' piece of press board. I put down a 2 layers of batting then a layer of cotton duck cloth. For the outside layer I bought silver Ironing board cover from Joann's. It reflects heat and is used in hot pads. It seems to work great and no problems yet with steam. I have put the link to the item at Joann's below in case it will help anyone.

    http://www.joann.com/ironing-board-c...lver/prd10219/

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    You could also use a layer of Insulbrite....the stuff you use in potholders.

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    I'll bet one of those silicone oven liners would work like dream, protecting the MDF or wood from the steam. There's also heat relective batting, used for potholders and such...Just a thought!

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    What is MDF?

    I go to quilt classes with some gals who put a striped fabric on the top of their ironing surface. that way you can line up strips with the stripe in order to keep the fabric straight. Strips/Stripes--got that STRAIGHT?!!! LOL
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    NanaB, it's Multi Density Fiberboard. An engineered wood product.
    I think it's made from various wood shavings and glue.

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    I made my own board and it measures 48" x 24"....I put double layer of warm n natural batting running both directions and then added a layer of cotton fabric.....perfectly fits my table and does double duty...I lay some of my fabrics on it to see what will work best together...also have a design wall made up of purple fleece stapled to the wall....works very well for me!

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    I had DH build up an old microwave cart to ironing board height (he just added blocks of wood to the top). Then he cut a piece of plywood about 30 x 40. He made a "frame" on the bottom of the plywood to set securely on the blocks on the cart. I covered the plywood with batting & 100% cotton canvas. Sprayed with water bottle & let dry. Canvas is now stretched taught. So now the board is removable in case I need the added space, but will probably leave the board on the cart 95% of the time. Makes it very nice when pressing yardage too!

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