I mainly press with my big Rowenta at the ironing board. I went back to a Rowenta after trying several different irons. I now do not put water in it but spray with a mist. Anyway, when I do press by the sewing machine, I use one of those crafting irons which are smaller than travel irons. I have one by Dritz and one by Clover. The Dritz one is a bit bigger and has 4 temperature settings. I works just fine so I can press seams so they will nest nice when constructing a block. When I am further on in the construction, I take my work to my ironing board and do the final pressing there.