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.

You are a great teacher and are so informative on a variety of techniques and products!

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 🤗

I love how you put your tutorials together! They are so helpful and you are so patient!!!

@chrissys7332

4 жыл бұрын

Judy Warren yes and very organized.

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

I made a travel pressing board years ago using the silver ironing board fabric. Your video was super easy to follow, thanks for sharing.

This looks great. I love the clear, well thought through way you explain things!

@SewVeryEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks:)

I've been wondering how to make an ironing pad for my sewing and other crafts. Thank you for sharing this technique with us.

Your tutorials are always so helpful! 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.

That looks lovely. The signature and decoration sets it off nicely.

I followed your directions and made a 2 sided pressing mat for my sewing room. It came out so cute. Thank you.

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.

This is the best pressing pad tutorial I’ve seen. As an aside, love your blouse.

Great project and I must say that blue is “your”color. Looks great on you!

Thanks Laura for this great tutorial! You always have clever ideas and great instructions on how to put it all together. Love your channel!!

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.

@SewVeryEasy

3 жыл бұрын

Great job!

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 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...

@vivlee3840

4 жыл бұрын

I made one using a bread board with an oblong hole handle, and that seemed to work OK.

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.

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.

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.

Excellent tutorial. Many thanks for the advise about using foil to prevent warping.

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!

love the pressing mat, I did not know that you could press batting, many thanks for your great tutorial's.

Love the size of the ironing board. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome useful project with a lovely finishing touch..thank you 😘

Awesome tutorial on this two sided pressing mat. Love it! Hugs, Fern

Thank you for this tutorial. I have been wanting one of these in my sewing room. I am going to make this.

I love all your videos. You are a great instructor.

Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us Laura!

Just finished making mine. It was easy to follow and turned out really nice. Thank you

Thank you for this tutorial! It's super informative. And your nails are beautiful!

Very cool tutorial. Will be attempting to make this one, one day! Thank you!

Great inspiration, I made one 18x32 in with ironing board fabric. I needed an adequate ironing surface and portable. Thank you!

Such a good idea! Thank you for sharing!❤️

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. :)

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 😊

Thanks for sharing. You're an inspirational teacher. My go too for all new things

@SewVeryEasy

6 жыл бұрын

thank you:)

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!

You are a very good teacher. Thank you

Love your ideas.

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.

@SewVeryEasy

6 жыл бұрын

I agree it really can help:) thanks for sharing and letting everyone know:)

@learntocrochet1

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@veemcg3682

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you this helped me as my fingers are sore with arthritis but I really wanted a small pressing board near where I sew

I always come to you first if I need to know something as I know you'll do it so well. 👍

@SewVeryEasy

4 жыл бұрын

thank you:)

Wonderful!! I bet it is so much better than those wool pressing mats! Thank you Laura!

This is so cool! I need this!

now this is way handier then what I had in mind. Thank you .

Thank you for such clear instructions!

Excellent video tutorial! 💫

You make it look so easy!

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!✝️🕊🌅🧵

@SewVeryEasy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and say hi to mom for me :)

Wow. Great idea. I don't know if I am strong enough, but will try. Love the tin foil idea.

Very cool idea!!!! I need to make this! Ty!!!

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

@learntocrochet1

5 жыл бұрын

What type of pen did you use to make the ruler markings?

@AnitaSouthall

3 жыл бұрын

Cool idea

@celinearcand7577

3 жыл бұрын

@@learntocrochet1 Sorry. I didn't see your question. A permanent marquer ex Sharpie

Thanks so much Laura was thinking of making this a few days ago

love this, timeless, very useful

Thank you for this great video

Wow!! Just what I need. Thank you

Thank you planning on making one.

You are ALWAYS sew AMAZING!

beautiful Laura as always your the best :)

Excellent! I will make one. Thanks so much.

This has to be an improvement on my folded sheet on a table lol 😄🇦🇺😊

Thank You!!! The next time I go to Vernon I'll check the fabric store,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks again

Thank you. 💕

Great video- VERY informative, THANKYOU

This is wonderful, thank you so much!!

Thank you I didn't know you can press the batting to flatten it.

Thanks Laura!

great project. Thanks.

Great idea Thanks

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 a neat idea!!!!

Just love that going to make one thank you

This is fantastic!

Great video!

Brilliant, sew simple and uses up all those pesky scraps of batting we just can’t part with.

Excellent! Thank you so much!

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.?

@SewVeryEasy

6 жыл бұрын

you are not going to believe this...but...that is what I was filming last week! Stay tuned it will be out soon:)

love this project

Great idea for pressing while sewing especially if there isn't much room.

Great video thanks! The batting you use is it the quilt one?

I found it ltl hard to do but perfect 👌 well done

Thank you

have to try it.Thankyou

Great idea!

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!

Thanks you did a good job with pressing board I really have to have made up mind to do it .OK

Wow. Good way to make a pressing board

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. 😻

Good idea

Love this !

That was great!!!

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.

Thank you so much for this video. I have followed your instructions and I have had great success. Hugs.

Love this

i love it is different and better.. what kind of fabric??

@SewVeryEasy

6 жыл бұрын

It is a sportweight cotton :)

Very nice !!

The aluminum foil is brilliant. Prevents buying the batting with silver threads.