Class "Caddy Pad" Iron Carrier

Class meets January 10, 2026 from 10 am - 2 pm.

Join Marilyn to learn how to make a handy iron carrier to tote your iron safely between classes, retreats, and home!  This beginner-friendly design comes in two handy sizes: one for full-size irons and another for travel-size ones.  Each pad opens flat into an ironing station that you can lay safely on a table top for pressing your seams as you sew your projects away from home.  This is a great way to keep your project moving along instead of having to wait in line at a group ironing station!

We recommend that you purchase a silicone iron rest (like the green one under the iron in the class picture) to lay in the bottom of the carrier as an extra safety measure when you pack up your hot iron for travel.

In an effort to keep classes affordable, we ask that you purchase all supplies and materials from Marietta's Quilt & Sew.  Before purchasing materials, check to make sure that the class minimum of 3 students has been met. Students are eligible for a 10% discount on supplies purchased for class; online customers should make a note at checkout listing name of class and which items apply to have the discount applied manually.

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Supplies needed:

Full size pattern or Junior size pattern (this pattern includes ironing board fabric, but if you want to make an extra carrier as a gift for a friend, check out our ironing board fabric here!)

Exterior fabric (2/3 yd for full size or 1/2 yard for junior)--pattern recommends pre-shrinking before assembly

Insul-Bright (1  5/8 yd for full size or 1 yard for junior)

1/4 yard fabric for binding

1/4 yard of quarter-inch elastic and two buttons 1" or larger for closure (can use fabric scraps for tie closure, if preferred)

Coordinating thread

Sewing machine with foot pedal and power cord

90/14 Universal needles 

Clips or pins

Iron and silicone iron rest 

Lunch or snack to eat during class