I have had a few Rowenta's with nothing but problems. I to am looking for a GOOD quilting iron. :idea:

I have a Proctor Silex that my DD got me cause I complained my old one was always shutting off on me just when I needed i it and it likes to spit on me or "drool" on my material!
The Proctor is a steamer but doesn't get RUDE and DOESN"T shut off till I turn it off!!
I think it is great!!

I got a free Oreck cordless iron when I bought my vacuum cleaner. Love the vacuum cleaner but am really glad I didn't have to pay for the iron. It worked for a month and quit.

I recently bought a new sewing maching (Juki) from AllBrands and was very pleased with their service. They have awesome prices and I get a coupon code from them every month. Here's the link to their irons.

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I have an Oliso. I used one at a class I attended making bias strips and just loved it. I purchased mine on sale at Fabric Depot. :-)

My rowena went bad also and I would not buy another one....some quilters have great luck with the $10 ones, that may be the way I'll go. Now using old black and decker LOL

Here's a great topic from a few months ago -

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/45/15433.page

I buy all my irons from goodwill...Right now I have a GE with all the bells and whistles, I love it :D

I have a cheap one that hubby bought for me for $10. Works great!

I have a very cheap 7.00 iron from Walmart that I use to iron my fabrics after washing.
for piece work I love the Rowenta travel iron. No problems with stretching and it is so lightweight to handle. The only bad part is refilling the water so often cause it is so small.