Best online store for quilting tools?

[Hannelore N.]

Also, I've been looking at all your quilt galleries and you ladies are talented! Great quilts.

[Norma H.]

I made my pressing surface out of an old cupboard door. The only difference from Lorchen's version is, that my cotton sheet is just a bit bigger than the board and only laid on it, so it's easy to change. I have a few and wash them when they get too dirty. And then it's placed on the original ironing board. Easy to remove if you need to use that.

[E.M. T.]

Need a pressing surface you can stow away when not in use? Try using a "TV tray" made of wood...covering as previously described.
They are not very expensive and available at Walmart type stores. Mine come from second-hand store! Take it traveling to classes and
retreats, too.

[fiona j.]

A tv dinner folding table would make a great portable table....sure I've seen that idea somewhere!

If you make just a pad, then you can hotglue a cutting mat to the other size so it can do double-duty. Those are very handy for taking to class as well as at home.

[fiona j.]

A tv dinner folding table would make a great portable table....sure I've seen that idea somewhere!

If you make just a pad, then you can hotglue a cutting mat to the other size so it can do double-duty. Those are very handy for taking to class as well as at home.

I do most of my pressing on a folded blanket, when I left my cutting mat underneath the blanket , I got a warped cutting mat (fortunately only in one corner so it isn't a complete write off). My experience shows that you need a layer of wood between the cuting mat and pressing pad - as per the ones you can buy - but there is nothing to say that you cannot make your own combination.

[fiona j.]

When I made my pressing board I covered it with the silver material that is used on ironing boards. I didn't like it. It was great if you got fusible adhesive on it but the fabric slid on it when I was trying to press it. Oh, and it also got very hot so your fabric had a tendency to get shiny. So, I change the top to canvas and love it. It grips the fabric and I get great crisp seams and less shiny fabric.

[fiona j.]

I just Googled MDF & I think you-all should read the safety paragraph!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard

I question it's usage for horizontal ironing vs Vertical for which it's used normally without sealing the MDF. Nancygail