Is Your Ironing Board Toxic?

 The other day when I took Sharon Schamber's Workshop

she mentioned that many quilters are using 

Ironing Boards that emit toxic fumes.

I had never considered the possibility,

but now that I think of it, 

it makes complete sense.

Do you ever 

get headaches

become dizzy

or smell fumes as you iron?

The inner
chemical ridden  Polyurethane Foam

or

Teflon coating

may be a contributor.

I'd be quite happy to give up ironing my clothes,

but as a quilter,

I  NEED (yes need!) to press fabrics 

on a daily basis.

I've found several solutions that can help.

 I purchased a pre-made

Perfect Pressing Board 

14" X 19"

from Sharon's daughter Christy (Purple Daisies)

HERE

There are a lot of perks to this pressing board

including the fact that they are non-toxic,

 and made with 100% Cotton Canvas exterior

with Warm and Natural Batting underneath.

(the back)
Added features include

the use of a hard surface that helps in accuracy

by not distorting the size of your piece.

* see additional features 

HERE

Or, if you would like to make your own

Pressing Board

Sharon offers a

Free Tutorial 

on You Tube

Thanks Sharon!

And if you would like to recover your 

ironing boards 

with non-toxic materials

Rachel Hauser (Stitched In Color)

offers a great Tutorial

HERE

*and my friend Cathy Underhill from Australia
(Cabbage Quilts)
recently did a post
HERE
on how she made a large
Pressing Board 
(using Sharon Schamber's Tutorial)
to fit the top of a
green sideboard in her new
quilting studio.