The Iron and Steam are your friends!
#23
Originally Posted by amma
I have a $12 iron from Walmart, plenty of steam and it gets very hot.
It also does NOT have the auto shut off :D:D:D
It also does NOT have the auto shut off :D:D:D
#24
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
My old one did not have the automatic off option and I was very careful about turning it off. When the temp selector fell off (cheap China crap) DH super-glued it back together. It worked but it got REALLY hot. At first I would turn it down, but then I heard that on/off click when it was turned off. So Pat checked it and told me the thermostat was gone. He also lost a shirt to the Ueberheat.
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Dalton, MN
Posts: 334
Hi, I have an expensive iron and it has never seemed to work as good as I thought it should for the price. Then I got my own sewing room or just my room for I am all over the room. Anyway I bought a table top ironing board and an iron. The iron was the cheapest,$6.00, at Walmart. It is not heavy, stays hot, has good controls and steams like a dream. (If dreams steamed.) I know there will be a lot of "Top Notch Quilters" that will probably point you to the high end iron. Before going there, blow 6 bucks and try the Walmart cheapy. If it works you saved a bundle, and if not you just blew 6 bucks.
Happy ironing.
Rita at
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Happy ironing.
Rita at
[email protected]
#27
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Triad, North Carolina
Posts: 639
I just bought a Black & Decker at Walmart. It has spray AND steam .... and the buttons for those drives me whacky. I use my thumb to steam, and the buttons are left-spray and right-steam. I use steam more than spray (who doesn't?) .. so I'm constantly fumbling to find the steam button. It also doesn't seem to be hot enough, and you have to "coax" it to heat back up after it auto shuts-off. It was under $20, and I don't like it! This was the THIRD iron I bought and returned. Am I too fussy? I think not!
Seems that everyone likes the Shark. I'll have to read the other thread too.
Seems that everyone likes the Shark. I'll have to read the other thread too.
#28
Originally Posted by thegypsy1968
I am a beginner quilter and I have been using a steam iron that my DH bought for me when I started...OMG I just want to throw it out the window. It is never hot enough and doesn't do the job right! So what kind should I buy and does anyone have a suggestion? thank you and Happy Quilting!
#29
Originally Posted by Maride
I am on a different boat here. I hate steam, and I hate when the corners of my small pieces get stuck in the holes at the bottom of the iron. So, a couple of years ago, I got me a smaller iron from Home Depot (on-line only). It is dry and has no holes at the plate. I love it, but I only use it for quilting. It gets real hot and it doesn't have auto shut off. Love it.
Josi in FL
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