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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Fabulous Gifts
Last fall we were at a dinner celebrating a friend's birthday and a group of us were sitting around the table chatting. One friend mentioned that she was clearing out a bunch of 'junk' from her home and cottage and would be donating to charity, having a garage sale in the Spring etc. I casually, hopefully, stated that I had been looking for an iron that had a solid sole plate. Well, she told me that she was sure she had one and she would be happy to let it go.
A couple days before Christmas Trudy showed up at my door with these lovelies.
I was so excited I could hardly contain myself! The little one is a travel iron and comes apart but it is very heavy duty. It weighs a whopping 3 lbs - pretty heavy for a travel iron. The plus side is that I can use the iron and have workout at the same time :). I haven't tried it out yet because my husband does not like the plug and will replace it for me. He said the cords are okay on both irons and I like that because they do have a nice vintage look to them. The bigger one is a dream come true for a quilter. It is very lightweight but really packs a punch in the heat department and works really well. I have cleaned it since I took the photo. I used a nylon scrubby pad and some of the cleaner that I use for my ceramic top stove and it did a pretty good job of removing all of the gunk off the sole plate.
Thank you so much Trudy, I am so happy to have such wonderful friends!
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5 comments:
Ooh, how handy! Both look perfect for a quilter. And isn't vintage nice to have around - there's something so homey about it!
Hi Ellen
Happy ironing! I know you have the fabric and now you have these wonderful irons! Love sis
Love your vintage irons! They just don't make 'em like they use too! I agree... the colorful cord adds to the charm! Now all you need is an old wooden ironing board...
Love your Starburst QAL blocks too!
They just don't make them like that anymore! Lucky you!
You can't beat a great iron!
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