Ironing Board Cover Facelift

Today is a school holiday.  Yesterday, my husband and I were ice-bound and unable to set foot out of our house because of terrible icing conditions.  It was a Sunday, so most people on the top of our hill had no particular place to go anyway.  Today is sort of a thawing out day, so I opted to stay put, let things outside get back to normal, and get some things done inside. 
One thing my husband had on his Christmas list this year was a new ironing board cover for our wooden ironing board that also folds up into a seat.  We keep the ironing board open in our bedroom all the time, so the seat pad is never used and is in mint condition, while our ironing board cover has been replaced several times.  We used to order our covers from a place in North Carolina which has since closed, and I have discovered that there are very few places who make these covers for what I consider a reasonable price.
I figured I had enough sewing experience to easily create my own, since it's an odd size and can't be purchased at stores which carry ironing board covers.  I searched around and found this tutorial which actually uses the casing portion of the old ironing board cover.  So I gave it a whirl this morning.  It took me a little over and hour and I used fabric and batting from my stash, so it virtually cost me nothing but my time!  I am pleased with the way it turned out and pretty proud of myself to boot!  It's only noon and there is plenty of time left in the day to accomplish lots more!