Ironing board cover

An apparatus, comprising:

• a padded base section, comprised of multiple layers of material adhered together to form a smooth, heat-reflective ironing surface for an ironing board cover having an entirely one-piece construction, the padded textile base section include a textile top layer, an aluminum layer positioned between the cotton top layer to direct evaporated moisture collected from steam upwards into a garment as it is being ironed on the ironing board cover, and one or both of a foam layer and a fiber layer, wherein the padded base section includes a first end portion for fitting over a large end of an ironing board, a taper at a point distal to a second end portion, the second end portion for fitting over a narrow end of an ironing board, a bottom segment having an attenuated edge, and an iron rest an iron rest portion configured to withstand direct heat from a hot surface of an iron;
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• an elastic bungee fastening mechanism forming at least part of the attenuated edge and stretching along an entirety of the bottom segment of the padded base section, the elastic bungee fastening mechanism allowing the padded base section to be stretched, so that the padded textile base section is configured to be universally placeable on ironing boards having multiple shapes,
• wherein the multiple layers of material adhered together include both cotton and latex portions that enables the ironing board cover to stretch to adjust to multiple sizes of ironing boards.