Posted by A long long time ago, in a summer far, far away, 8th July 2013 in fact, I wrote a post about replacing my particularly wide horrible ironing board cover with a new, far more pleasant version.
Hence my ironing board went from this to this
Old stained ironing board cover
New ironing board cover
18 months later and my map of the world cover has traveled a pressing too far.
I now have a sunny deck chair ironing board cover.
Mundane, I know, but a huge big tick off my list.
At least I got to use my new red clips.
Love, Lucie xx
Love, Lucie 
That would make ironing really cheery. I really must do mine!
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Gosh yours must get some use! I never iron. By dint of never buying clothes that need ironing… D does but he leaves it in a big pile until he has to. 🙂 but your cover is gorgeous. Really really cheerful.
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I think it has deteriorated faster due to using it as a craft bench!
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That looks so cheery – it must make ironing a bit more pleasant!
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Well I’m certainly getting a better finish with some fresh wadding!
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Every time I get my board out I am reminded how badly it needs a new cover. I love the map fabric – is it special thermal reflecting material?
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No nothing so fancy but I did consider it. I just had a couple of hours and used what I had available. 2 layers of cotton wadding though.
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This isn’t mundane at all Lucie, it’s the sort of project which will make you smile every time you use it and make ironing much more pleasant!! (Maybe that’s taking it too far though!)
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It’s certainly bright! The covers I see in the shops are usually so awful.
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An ironing board cover is on my To Do list. As much as I like your cheery yellow one, the map one is my favourite. I’d be ironing and dreaming of a life in a far away, exotic land.
I think I need those red clips. I’m sure I do. Where did you get them from?
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These are them
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clover-3156-50-Piece-Wonder-Clips/dp/B004ZKPX8A/ref=sr_1_1/279-0742302-1013924?ie=UTF8&qid=1421251867&sr=8-1&keywords=clover+wonder+clips
Not cheap but invaluable for holding several thickness together. They won’t budge once they are on. You can buy them in smaller quantities.
The map fabric was my favourite too but I made myself use fabric from my stash!
I used 2 layers of cotton heirloom wadding for quilting.
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