I posted last week's To-Do Tuesday list on Thursday, and I knew I was heading into a busy weekend of volunteering, so I only gave myself one sewing goal this past week.
- Sew an ironing board cover for local theatre. Finally done!
They no longer had an ironing pad, so I bought thick towelling and double-layered it. I stitched through the layers every six inches or so, and zig-zagged around the outside edge. I couldn't find any fun or cute canvas at the fabric store. I could have bought navy blue or red, but I was afraid the colours might run when they used a steam iron. So I settled on boring gray and cream. I didn't expect there would be any problem with colour running, but when I washed the grey and cream together, a few spots showed up on the cream, so I had to make their cover using the gray. 😒
Since they use this wider ironing board for pressing tablecloths, I know it will get used a lot. I want the cover to last them for a long time, so instead of making a single layer, I made the cover double-sided/reversible. When one side wears out, they can just turn it over and have a new ironing board cover again! I found this striped cream/tan fabric I bought last year to make some pillow covers, so I used that for the second side. They won't have to use the gray until this side wears out.
My To-Do List #12 (May 9 - 15)
- Make myself a new ironing board cover. I made the original cover way back in 2012 (blogged here)! She was so pretty then. Sigh. Well used and well loved.
- Gather up the material, outdoor thread, and piping for the outdoor cushions to be ready to start next week
- Make and sew hanging sleeves on two quilts for our local fair office
- Finish sewing the Bricks and Stepping Stones quilt top together
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