a better ironing board cover

We needed a new ironing board cover for longer than I’d like to admit. (I say “we” because my husband irons far more often than I do!) We didn’t like any of the options we found available for purchase, so I decided to make one. But I kept putting it off because I had never made one before and therefore I was afraid it wouldn’t turn out as well as I hoped.

Turns out it was a valid concern.

measuring for ironing board cover

sewing on white bias tape

On Saturday I decided to tackle the project I was dreading. It actually started off well, but I stopped taking pictures when the process became frustrating. The end result isn’t as perfect as I imagined, but it looks just fine — and it’s a million times better than the one that it replaced.

neutral ironing board cover

It’s probably the world’s most boring ironing board cover, but you know what? It works and it’s done. Finally.

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