ckcowl, so sorry about your iron. That sure is going to make me more careful. My iron doesn't auto shut off, but so far I have never left it on. Think I'll add a lamp on the same power strip. That was a great idea. Did anyone have any trouble with California. I just couldn't seem to position the pieces so they covered completely. Had to rip several times. Once I figured what I was doing wrong, it got better. But this pattern is particularly beautiful and everyone did beautiful color choices.