new year, new iron
January 9, 2013 at 9:26 pm | Posted in chatty, oregon, quilting, sewing | 8 CommentsJust as I started to piece the first couple improv letters for the back of our PMQG Quiltcon charity quilt, I realized that my trusty iron was stone-cold – broken beyond repair with a major crack in the side. Wow.
My friend Mary let me snap hers up to finish the project on the fly, and Michelle has graciously offered to lend me her back-up iron for the next little bit… but if you have a favorite brand or model to recommend, a helpful post or review to link to, or any other iron-choosing suggestions, I would love to hear about them! I sew a lot, mostly quilting cotton and wool, and would love to buy local (Portland, Oregon, USA).
Hope your sewing has been less fraught than mine lately!
PS – I finished the improv letters thanks to the magic of the borrowed iron, and handed them off to Anne to add to with some awesome blocks she made, and I really love how it has all turned out. More on those soon!
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Bummer! I have a Rowenta DW8080 Pro Master that I got for Christmas last year. I love it. It’s heavy and get really hot. I’m not sure where you might be able to get it locally. Maybe FD or MD?
Comment by Kimberly— January 9, 2013 #
You know, this probably sounds dippy, but I seem to go thru irons , whether I spend $$$$ on them or not. I buy them at the Goodwill. I look for the cleanest iron, without any gunk on it, plug it in to make sure it works, and off I go. If it falls, and I break it, back to Goodwill I go, and hopefully get another iron or two, I do not let myself get attached to them, all I need to do press the seams open, an iron is an iron,
but this year, I ran across a little idea that has been ringing my chimes!!!! I saw it on pinterest I think. I covered a little wooden TV tray with a couple layers of batting, and then I cut out a heavy piece of fabric, it so happened to be pink gingham, that originally was a shower curtain. I loved it, I used my electric stapler, and fastened it all tight, flipped it over. Then I secured a plug extension thing to the leg of the little wood ironing board, and I plugged that into the wall. I plugged my sewing machine and iron into the outlet now on the ironing board, it is soooooo handy, right close to where I sit. No more hopping up and down, to press a seam, Hallelujah!!!!!!
And secondly, it folds up and I can slide it into the closet, it is sooooo handy.
I promptly began to search out more TV trays, cus now I am going to try to sell a few, to some quilt stores, or whoever sees the potential, they are great!!!!!
Good Luck, don’t stress about an iron, the cheaper the better, and just get back to sewing!!!! haha
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:26:56 +0000 To: vickyscott@hotmail.com
Comment by Vicky Scott— January 9, 2013 #
I love the Oliso irons they have at Modern Domestic. Lots of steam and one swipe press. I’m certain they’d let you try them all out. They’re spendy though; not sure what your price range is!
Also, Vicky Scott, I think you saw Elizabeth Hartman’s pressing tray! http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/01/a-woman-a-plan-an-inexpensive-tv-tray-new-pressing-board.html
Comment by amy— January 10, 2013 #
I feel a little silly recommending it but I actually really like my Black & Decker Classic (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-F67E-Soleplate-Steam-surge/dp/B001RJTQ8U)
It’s nice and heavy and it doesn’t shut off automatically. It’s also pretty inexpensive and I’ve had mine for probably 15 years now. It has survived several falls from the ironing board with minimal damage, too.
And this probably isn’t quite what you meant by buying locally but I’m pretty sure I picked it up at Fred Meyer.
Comment by kate— January 10, 2013 #
Oh dear, it looks like they’ve added auto shut off since I bought mine. Never mind.
Comment by kate— January 10, 2013 #
I had a Rowenta, did not like it…have a Sunbeam now…the cheapest at Wal-Mart…it is ok, my quilting friend has a Black and Decker, she loves it and I have used it..I think it will be my next one…
Comment by tri-grandma-try— January 11, 2013 #
I’ve thought about getting a Rowenta, but haven’t wanted to take the plunge and spend that much money! I’m afraid it would die just as quickly as a less expensive iron because I’d use it so much. I have this Shark model right now: http://www.target.com/p/shark-professional-electronic-iron/-/A-12456631#prodSlot=medium_1_14&term=irons
I’ve had it for about 2 years and it gets the job done. I always look for something heavy. One I would NOT recommend is the Black and Decker B&D Classic Iron. I bought one several years ago because it had a cute retro look and a nice weight to it, but had trouble with the water bubbling (boiling?) up and out of it (where you would normally pour the water in). I burned myself pretty badly once because super hot water bubbled out onto my hand! Maybe I just got a defective one.
Comment by Anna— January 11, 2013 #
ugh. mine broke recently too. Not sure what my replacement will be.
Comment by emilyflippinmaruna— January 19, 2013 #