IRONS

They say that asking a quiltmaker to hem your pants is like asking Picasso to paint your bathroom. And there’s a similar concept when it comes to ironing. How many of us know the joy of ironing newly purchased fabric or pressing just-finished patchwork blocks, but abhor tackling that mountain of shirts and trousers skulking in the corner of the laundry?

An effective iron is an essential tool for every quiltmaker, but with so many on the market, how do you choose the one that’s best for the job? As with most quiltmaking tools, the answer is that it all depends — on the style of