What do you think of these types of machines? I am thinking about getting one after my husband suggested it to help with my quilting.

If you have one what brand is it? and what do you like about it?

I see that Eleanor Burns uses one all of the time! :thumbup:
I think it would be great for big pieces. Do you have the room for it? That would be my biggest concern. :roll:

I've often thought of them but the more I thought about it the more I opted not to get one. Reason being you can't get any yardage past the hinge for the top. And I have no room to have something that can't serve multiple purposes.

I bought one a year ago. Love it. I use mostly for fusing when I applique.

I have had one for about 7 yrs and luv it..

I have the room, that isn't an issue.

Thanks for the replies so far. I look forward to reading a few more.

I had Singer steam press that was absolutely great until it died - I bought it on Craigslist just to see if I really would use it and I did.

I bought another one on eBay that is advertised as being 26" X 11" - what a mistake that was! It's a "Ricoma" brand and first of all, it's not 26X11, it's about 25X10. Not a big deal in and of itself, but if the actual size of the pressing area had been as advertised, I would be able to press fat quarters in two passes instead of three. (The Singer's 23X9 pressing service requires three presses for each fat quarter)

I suspect that Ricoma is trying to go head-to-head with the new larger Singer that actually has a 26 X 11 surface, and they're not ashamed to lie in their product specfications.

The second bad point is the so-called "steamer," which should actually be called a "splutterer." It spits more than steams, so I would hesitate to use the steam on any fabric that could water-spot.

The third problem has just reared its ugly head - the far right three inches of the heating element is no longer heating.

If I had it to do over, I'd bite the bullet and spend the extra $$ for the larger Singer - Singer is a good press and I LOVED it for starching and pre-shrinking my fabrics.

Thanks,

Gives me something to think about. I wasn't really thrilled with buying a brand I didn't know. Singer has always been a good product for me. I read a review of the Conair version and it had the same issues as the Ricoma you spoke of.

I have a Conair. It was $50 at Ross, cheap enough to give it a try. I really only use it for pressing pieced blocks, but it is so handy. I haven't had it long enough to have issues yet, about 6 months.