So I used one of the covers as a template, a duvet cover, some bias binding and hey presto!
I even re-used the Ikea wadding and cord! Unfortunately I'm out of Insul Brite (heat resistant wadding) so I put in an extra layer of thick wadding I've had kicking around underneath the Ikea wadding.
Now my first attempt (see the flat one?) turned out beautifully, because I sewed the binding on without the cording, thinking I could thread the cording into the casing using a safety pin!
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| Please excuse my mis-matched bias binding! I ran out of green! |
So for the 2nd cover, I sewed the bias binding onto the front of the cover, flipped it over and then sewed in the cording at the same time as sewing down the binding. Not as neat a finish, but completely functional!
Now my question to you lovely, clever readers! Is there any way I can thread the cording into the casing of my first cover, without having to unpick it all and sew it in the 2nd way?
Jxo
smaller cord ?
ReplyDeleteHi Jude, great job, I have a thingy that does this. Like a large darning needle but blunt. Will post in the morning?
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference! Sellotape it to a crochet hook?
ReplyDeleteclean seam, things look good.
ReplyDeleteVery timely. I just received a load o bias binding and some gingham to cover my shameful board too, so I can copy you :-). I presume you've tried a blunt bodkin? I'll try to bring one tonight to see if it would work for you.
ReplyDeleteNice recovering job. No bright ideas regarding the cording issue. Di x
ReplyDeleteJust a thought, could you elasticate it instead? or would you need to have cut it a bit bigger to begin with? You know, the way you do Pyjama waists, sewing the two raw ends together and then sewing the elastic on stretching it as you go?
ReplyDeletethey are really pretty, and will cheer you every time you use them!
Oh, and another ( stupid ) thought... You do not need the insul-brite, as you do not have a surface needing protection- so the wadding is probably better, unless the insul-brite would reflect the heat back?
Love the quilt cover choice
ReplyDeleteErm, I use a bodkin, which is built for the job
ReplyDeleteLooks good, I'm no use on the advice front, lots of ideas to try, should keep you busy! :o)
ReplyDeleteHoping Sarah and her blunt bodkin have sorted it out! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Judith! I have make as you, elastic ribbon through with the safety pin. But if it stucks very much, perhaps you could use just think ribbon/string. I saw that some covers in the super market has very thin 'plastic rope'. I hope you can fix it easily. x Teje
ReplyDeleteI am glad others knew the name of the thingymajig I was going to tell you to use!!
ReplyDeleteGuess you have threaded it already, I am slacking, sorry xxx
ReplyDeleteOh thank you Judith. I've been needing to make my ironing board a new cover for a while (been through two store bought that didn't even fit properly since Christmas) but didn't know how to go about it. You've showed me to (and how not to) all in one post!
ReplyDeleteIf it hasn't been sorted yet have you tried threading a thinner thread through the casing first, tying this to the cord and then pulling it through?