I also got all the strips cut for the binding and have one quilts worth sewn together, ironed and ready to go. I also ironed today -- A LOT. I'm using the same ironing board that Jeremy got when he went to college, oh, almost 14 years ago. Now, anyone who knows me well, knows that Michelle doesn't iron. I'd rather rewash, throw it in the dryer or wear it wrinkly. So, needless to say, I haven't taken a good look at the ironing board in a long time. I noticed when I got it out for this project that the cover was pretty ragged and the padding was shot. I decided that would be my next sewing project -- make a new cover with padding for the ironing board.
Anyway...fast forward to tonight. I went to move the ironing board so I could work out and noticed some yucky drippy marks on the floor (looked kinda rust colored). I figured it actually came from the iron, but looked around and couldn't see anything. I grumpily dug out my carpet spot cleaner and scrubbed it up. After I worked out, I broke out the sweeper and had to move the ironing board again. This time I got a deluge of rusty water ALL OVER my off white carpet. Yep, seems the underside of the ironing board is severely rusted and all that wonderful steam today (plus whatever water I spilled re-filling the iron) was macerating on the underside of the board into a wonderful rusty mess. Ugh...this time we had to break out the carpet shampooer. So, my project is kind of on hold until I can get to the store to get a new ironing board, because there is absolutely no way in hades that I'm putting my expensive fabric and hours of work back onto that rusty thing!
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