Ironing Board Cover Tutorial

My trusty old ironing board was looking quite sad. Dingy and full of holes she needed a new gown. So here's how it went:

I snipped the ties and laid the cover out flat over my fabric and used it as a pattern.

Once it was cut out I took one of the greatest inventions known to man FOE!! (fold over elastic) and went around the perimeter with it.
I used that 3 stitch zig zag setting...I don't know the technical term but on my machine it's the "D" setting. There's a GREAT tutorial if you aren't familiar with how to use FOE.

So it came out looking like a bunchy crescent roll

But then you slip it on just like a fitted sheet and TA DA!!

You can whip it on and off to launder and "it ain't no big thang"

DISCLAIMER: The fit isn't perfect, it could have been a little tighter...maybe if I would have pulled my FOE a little tighter? Anyway I just took 3 small safety pins and tightened up the corners and it works like a dream.