Friday1961

I don't buy expensive irons. When my faithful GE refused -- and still refuses -- to come on recently, I bought a Hamilton Beach for $25. It's heavier than the GE and larger, and I don't think it gets as hot -- weirdly -- but it works well enough.

I'm trying to get one of my sons to take the GE apart and see if it's just a loose wire or something fixable. One of them said it would cost as much as a new iron. But I don't care if it does. It's an iron I like and am used to and I'd love for it to work again.

All this to say I don't have a recommendation, just testimony to what I bought when my own iron died.

thrums

Thanks for the suggestion on waking up the iron. I'm one for moving about my sewing room.

NoraB

My iron might be on its way out the door! For those of you who purchased Panasonic 360's earlier this year.....how is it working after 7 months? I use steam when I press for quilting. Do you all use steam? Is it lighter in weight than a traditional iron with a cord? Just checking in for everyone's additional comments. Thanks for this original post....it helps when we all have to replace our irons.

juliasb

I was at JAF today and was looking at irons too. I decided what I saw was to pricy. What I decided to do was go home and reexamine what I could do the job and did I need and expensive Iron that could raise itself from the ironing board for safety and give me a moment of no worry. I told myself I have been ironing for years and am alway safe with the iron. I didn't need one today but I do have a couple well weighted irons here that I use and my one travel iron that I take with me when I go to quilting bees and the such will do just fine. Sunbeam and Black and Decker make good irons that are inexpensive and do the job just as well as other irons. You may have to wait an extra second or so for it to get hot enough but it still gets the job done nicely. It takes no more muscle that other irons. Believe me I would love to have a Rowena but it it way out of my range for an iron. Just my thoughts.

QuiltnNan

I generally use the cheap ones and they don't take that long to heat up for me. That being said, I wanted a dry iron with no holes on the soleplate. I ordered a Wasing online. It's rather heavy, does not get as hot as I'd like, and I always get nervous as the button to slide the temp does not stay all the way in the off position, although the iron does not seem to be running when it's 'off'

quiltingshorttimer

I buy a Sunbeam or Black & Decker from Wally World for about $20 and find they work about as well as the more expensive one's I've bought in the past. right now I'm using a Simplicity that I bought at Tues Morning a year or so ago--the steam doesn't work very well which is just as well as I'm trying to kick the "steam habit" anyway.

FWLover

I prefer to spritz my fabric and seams with homemade Best Press starch substitute. My go to iron is a solid soleplate dry iron instead of a steam iron. I see you can order the Continental Electric[h=1]Continental Electric Retro Classic Dry Iron in Chrome from Bed Bath and Beyond[/h]

QuiltnNan

I looked this one up and learned something new. https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/sto...chrome/5313371
click on the picture with the words describing the parts. Over the years, I've seen many irons with a little 'slot' in the side of the soleplate. It is described in this picture as the button nook! Who knew? LOL

mama's place

I got one from WalMart.... a Teflon brand steam iron. It was reasonable and the spray starch or sizing I use does not build up on it. Works great for me. And I don't use steam on my quilting either.

BonnieJP

I have a Black & Decker iron I received as a gift from my mom probably 35 years ago. It still going great and it has been used a Lot over the years!