I love my panasonic cordless. Can't say anymore about that. As for the ironing mat for tray table..I would have used that as one of my first quilted...
I would definitely use one of the 30's collections of fabrics. Most likely sash them all with the same color probably a solid (30's color solid) and...
I'm a crazy Newfie who loves to craft and cook :) I have an equally crazy husband who fully supports my crafting addiction :P No human babies (yet!), just two cat furbabies :) Crafts and crazy cat ladies go hand-in-hand, right?