Ironing Board Cover

My sewing room is a nook in my living room, about 3'x9', depending on how far I push the couch out. My ironing board is pretty much a permanent fixture in our living room, and for months it's been irking me. Slightly stained ugly old grey cover, strings hanging down. In the spring I decided to cover it, and it has taken me until now. It only took about an hour.

First, I removed the old cover, and traced the shape on the new fabric, giving a generous (about 4") "wrap around and tighten" allowance. I took two long strip of spare quilt batting and sewed them together, then cut out the shape of the board. I serged the edges of the new cover, then folded it over  and did a straight stitch all the way around, to create a casing for a drawstring. Then it was simply a matter of putting the string in the casing, putting the layers all back on the board, and cinching it tight! Voila!