One note about the batting…My friend was a seamstress contracting for a designer in New York City. She made herself a similar ironing surface, but instead of batting used layers of wool felt. Yes, more expensive than batting. But the wool held the water and created a superior steaming experience, and the ironing surface did not break down or shift. It just got tighter and tighter with time and usage.

Yes, it is plywood. The thickness is 3/4 inch. You could use 1/2 inch. If you can find an older style ironing board, they were build stronger and I find to be more sturdy.

Thanks for asking.

Thanks!

Just wanted to tell you that I am posting pictures of the blocks that I’ve done at my Block of the Month on my blog. Just wanted you to see them. Having this big ironing board would be awesome to lay these all out and be able to iron them all at once instead of one at a time!

Hugs,
Angie

Jeff used a standard staple gun.

Ladies,

One thing about this board is that it is heavy. It’s best if you can just leave set up in one area.

One more thing, it is not easy to iron shirts on, but great for everything else!

Kathy

I love this ironing board! I don’t quilt, however, in making skirts and jumpers for my daughters and myself, I frequently find myself ironing yards and yards of fabric and getting extremely frustrated with my regular ironing board. I’m gonna definitely ask my dear husband to make me one of these! Just curious, what kind of stapler did you use?

Hugs,
Angie