I'm another quilter who will never again buy Rowenta. Mine didn't have a problem with the steam, but after a few months it would go into sleep mode and not come out of it. I sent it in for warranty service, and the place that handles Rowenta service on the west coast was horrible, rude, slow, inefficient... I finally got the iron back, several months later, and after another year or so it had the same problem... again. This time it goes to the dump.
I just ordered the Reliable iron because of the great reviews it's getting. I hope it comes today, hope it comes today, hope it comes today... Meanwhile I'm using my old Sunbeam, which still works, but is not hot enough or heavy enough to suit me.