IDEA: A quick and dirty pressing table
I have a tall (for me, but I'm short) table that Jeff built for me years ago when I started machine quilting on my domestic sewing machine. I always preferred to quilt larger quilts while standing up. Standing is less stressful for my back.
Jeff--being my hero--came to my rescue and built the tall table and it was wonderful. But, now that I have the longarm I don't intend to quilt anything very big on the domestic machines anymore.
So...what to do with this great table? I love recycling items into other functional items so I decided to turn it into a quick and dirty pressing table. The top is approx. 44" wide, so it's perfect for pressing cotton fabrics. Picture below shows side view.
How did I make my quick & dirty pressing table? I grabbed my staple gun, some Insul-Bright and some fabric stash. First I staple-gunned the Insul-Bright, then I tacked down the "skirt" which consists of 3 stash pieces/panels around 3 sides (there was no edge finishing here because it's simply QUICK & DIRTY).
The under side of the table will be for storage and the skirt hides the stash/storage from the side views. This is my front/"working" side of the table showing the "under storage" area. You really can't see this area unless you are in the working area. I may add a skirt panels to this side later...if it starts looking too disorganized or messy.
It's a true quick & dirty pressing table and I LOVE IT!!! When the top "cover" fabric is in need of changing, I'll simply pop out the staples and wash it or replace.
Jeff--being my hero--came to my rescue and built the tall table and it was wonderful. But, now that I have the longarm I don't intend to quilt anything very big on the domestic machines anymore.
So...what to do with this great table? I love recycling items into other functional items so I decided to turn it into a quick and dirty pressing table. The top is approx. 44" wide, so it's perfect for pressing cotton fabrics. Picture below shows side view.
How did I make my quick & dirty pressing table? I grabbed my staple gun, some Insul-Bright and some fabric stash. First I staple-gunned the Insul-Bright, then I tacked down the "skirt" which consists of 3 stash pieces/panels around 3 sides (there was no edge finishing here because it's simply QUICK & DIRTY). The under side of the table will be for storage and the skirt hides the stash/storage from the side views. This is my front/"working" side of the table showing the "under storage" area. You really can't see this area unless you are in the working area. I may add a skirt panels to this side later...if it starts looking too disorganized or messy.
It's a true quick & dirty pressing table and I LOVE IT!!! When the top "cover" fabric is in need of changing, I'll simply pop out the staples and wash it or replace.
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