Convenient & Cool Sewing Gizmos: Mini Iron for Quilting and Tailoring

One of the most important lessons you pick up when learning to sew is that it's beneficial to follow each step. Ironing is an easy step to skip, but skipping it will show in your finished garment or any kind of sewn project.

Mini irons offer the convenience of a an easy-to-grab iron while avoiding the bulk and the occasional tediousness of a traditional iron.

Clover Mini Iron for Quilting and Tailoring

Mini Iron

A mini iron is simply a tiny version of a traditional iron. They are the perfect size for pressing a seam on a garment or when quilting.

They also slip nicely into delicate corners and are perfect for working around trims.

As far as disadvantages, well, they're small, so while one can be used to press a large item, the size makes them less than ideal for pressing entire garments.

Convenient and Cool Sewing Gizmos: Fiskars 12-in-1 Sewing Tool

If I don't get sidetracked, I plan to post a series of short articles about some convenient and cool sewing gizmos I have been trying out. Some are more convenient than cool while some run heavier to the cool side.

My first pick is a handy, and kind of organized, cool gizmo. It's the Fiskars 12-in-1 Sewing Tool. In fact, it's really more of a case that holds some sort-of related sewing tools in one convenient, little almost pen-shaped case.

What I like about this tool is, simply, the convenience of having all these little tools together in a case that's actually a convenient size to grab in a hurry when I'm working.

The sewing tools included in the case are:

1. A needle threader (regular) 
2. A long needle threader
3. A magnifying glass
4. A measuring tape
5. A stuffing tool
6. A pair of thread cutters
7. A pair of sewing tweezers
8. A punch needle
9. A safety pin
10. A piercing punch (awl)
11. A knit picker
12. An 8x1 inch plastic storage container (the case counts as one of the twelve pieces)

Note: This is NOT a paid endorsement, I just want to share my experience with this tool since this is  ablog about sewing and I think this is a nice sewing tool. If you have a different opinion, or if you have tried this tool and share my opinion, I invite you to share through the comments box below or send me a note through the contact us link if you prefer to reply without leaving a comment on site.