A couple of the gals who are making the ironing board covers mentioned that they would like to make a new pad for their board as well.
This is my way of showing you how!
First up, I am not calling this a tutorial. It's more of a "this is how I did mine" type of thing.
When I changed out the pad on my board, my old one was so ridiculously thin that I can't even believe that I used it for so long. It was the one that came with the board, so I hadn't ever lifted the pad to see what it looked like. The new pad that I made is much softer and I love that it is 100% cotton, instead of a synthetic fabric.
To make mine, all I did was to take a piece of Warm and Natural Batting that I had left over from quilting, and I cut it the same size as my ironing board. Then I sewed on 3/4" elastic to keep it in place. There are two pieces of elastic at the wide end of the board, one piece across the middle and one piece at the skinny end. I allowed the elastic to be a little bit "tight-ish" so that it holds the pad firmly in place. When I say "tight-ish" I simply mean a little bit tighter than hanging loosely.
I do hope that helps!
