Happy ending for Joann coupon.

You could try keeping it dry and just using a spray bottle when you want steam.

Dragonfly

Ann Adamson wrote in message ...
Well, the problem is that I'm constantly going back and forth between
using my iron for my shirts and for my quilting. I like the steam for
the shirts and no steam for the fabric. It seems like whenever I have
to iron a shirt, there's no water and I have to add some, and whenever
I'm ironing fabric, I have to dump the water out of the iron. Maybe my
iron just hates me -- we always seem to be out of sync. I'm not too
happy with it either...it thinks it's smarter than me and is always
sitting there all smug-looking. ;^) ;^)

teleflora wrote:
"Ann Adamson" wrote in message
.. .

Me too, I have a B&D iron, which works fine. But I guess I haven't even
ever seen a more
expensive iron to see what the difference is. I could truly be missing

out

on something here!
I thought irons just got hot, and then you pressed them down on fabric to
make it flat. ;^)
Hey, maybe ignorance is bliss!

One thing I do miss with my new iron that I had on my old 40-year old iron
that conked out
is the ability to turn of the steam at will. When I use spray starch I

like

to use a hot DRY iron.
But this new iron thinks it's smarter than me, so it won't let me pick

when

to steam or not -- it picks for me.


Um, Ann, you could try not putting water in it?

Seriously, I had no idea what a difference an iron could make. Now, my
Rowenta is heavy, but I never get tired using it. It does the work for me.
I have never scorched ANYTHING since I started using it. The temperature
stays constant. My model, which I don't think they make anymore, has a
removable water reservoir so it makes it easy to empty out. Great steam
when I need it.

What I am searching for is an older iron with no steam holes at all. There
are some circumstances when doing crafts or just iron on interfacing, that
the indentations from the holes shows on the opposite side. I sure didn't
think an iron like that would be so hard to find.

Cindy

In article ,
Ann Adamson wrote:

Well, the problem is that I'm constantly going back and forth between
using my iron for my shirts and for my quilting. I like the steam for
the shirts and no steam for the fabric. It seems like whenever I have
to iron a shirt, there's no water and I have to add some, and whenever
I'm ironing fabric, I have to dump the water out of the iron. Maybe my
iron just hates me -- we always seem to be out of sync. I'm not too
happy with it either...it thinks it's smarter than me and is always
sitting there all smug-looking. ;^) ;^)


I finally solved that problem. I had this $10 black and decker iron
that worked just great and ended up having steam for quilting and such
because I iron regular clothing too. So...I decided I could really
afford another $10 iron. Now I have one in the basement for quilting
and on upstairs for clothes.

I bet you're worth $10 too!

marcella

Cindy, that iron gets Plenty hot!! It's got a temperature dial on it, but
guess what? It heats up too so you be careful if you get one of those, when
you go to turn it off. It too, comes with a dinky stand that turns over
more than it sits upright, so I would glue the stand to a block of wood or
ceramic tile.

I have had one for over a year and I love it. It's just the right size for
miniature blocks and paper piecing.

Elena in Tx

"teleflora" wrote in message
...

"LC aka Fiddy" wrote in message
...

What I am searching for is an older iron with no steam holes at all.

Me too! I am thinking about that "crafty" iron, not the clover one, but
the
one that's a bit bigger, maybe the size of a deck of cards...oh, and
some
travel irons don't have steam,...but they're like hens' teeth! (rare!)

I just got a catalog yesterday (heheheh remember the Google catalog site?)
that has that iron in it. I wonder if it gets hot enough. Somebody here
has mentioned using it. Can't remember offhand who.
And I HAVE a travel iron. Gets hot enough to iron - NOTHING! I still
pack
it along and still cuss it if I have to iron something.
Cindy

"Elena" wrote in message
news:gGMPa.40167$N7.5096@sccrnsc03...
Cindy, that iron gets Plenty hot!! It's got a temperature dial on it, but
guess what? It heats up too so you be careful if you get one of those,
when
you go to turn it off. It too, comes with a dinky stand that turns over
more than it sits upright, so I would glue the stand to a block of wood or
ceramic tile.


Elena, will it iron jeans?? I will use IT as my travel iron! I am going to
order one, thanks a bunch.

Cindy

you are welcome.. I found that catalogue google link site... )

teleflora wrote:

I just got a catalog yesterday (heheheh remember the Google catalog site?)
that has that iron in it. I wonder if it gets hot enough. Somebody here
has mentioned using it. Can't remember offhand who.
And I HAVE a travel iron. Gets hot enough to iron - NOTHING! I still pack
it along and still cuss it if I have to iron something.
Cindy




--
Dr. Quilter
Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens

iron jeans???? arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

teleflora wrote:

Elena, will it iron jeans?? I will use IT as my travel iron! I am going to
order one, thanks a bunch.

Cindy




--
Dr. Quilter
Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens

iron jeans???? arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iron CLOTHING??? arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Well I set it out beside some nice wrinkly jeans, and it just TOTALLY
ignored them!
sighs... so I guess it doesn't :P

However, I did a test with it against my Black 'n Decker Wal-Mart special
travel iron. The mini-iron (when forced into service by a mean Elena) did
iron the wrinkles out, but it took a little effort, and if you have weak
wrists, I wouldn't advise it. B&D won hands down for ironing jeans. Add in
the fact that it takes up less room than the other iron, and you get steam
or a spray if you want it out of the travel iron.

I DO like my mini iron. It's great for those 4" log cabin blocks.

Elena

"teleflora" wrote in message
...

"Elena" wrote in message
news:gGMPa.40167$N7.5096@sccrnsc03...
Cindy, that iron gets Plenty hot!! It's got a temperature dial on it,
but
guess what? It heats up too so you be careful if you get one of those,
when
you go to turn it off. It too, comes with a dinky stand that turns over
more than it sits upright, so I would glue the stand to a block of wood
or
ceramic tile.


Elena, will it iron jeans?? I will use IT as my travel iron! I am going
to
order one, thanks a bunch.

Cindy

"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
...
iron jeans???? arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

teleflora wrote:

Elena, will it iron jeans?? I will use IT as my travel iron! I am
going to
order one, thanks a bunch.

Cindy



i iron almost everything i wear... i'm sorry.

cindy (hanging her head in shame)

"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
...
you are welcome.. I found that catalogue google link site... )


I have blessed you every single day! OTOH, I don't think my mailman likes
you very much.

Cindy