Iron Caddies are Perfect for Storing a Travel Iron and Ironing Pad

This is a big shout-out to Julie Cefalu of The Crafty Quilter. She made a beautiful iron caddy/ heat-resistant pad similar to the one I made.
​    I'm not one to do much ironing on board L'Esprit, but every once in a while I want to have nicely pressed cloth napkins. Or sometimes I need to be neatly pressed when visiting a nice restaurant.
​    For those times, I have stashed tidily away one of these iron caddies, which also serves as a portable ironing board. It works great for my boating needs because it's handy, compact, and easily carried. How to make it?

I made mine using the free instructions found on the Instructables website. ​Or you can buy a little more elegant pattern from Nancy's Notions, which I think what Julie did. I got the silver ironing-board fabric from Joann's. Aboard, I use a little Sunbeam Hot-to-Trot.  Happy pressing!

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