happy your quilt won at the state fair !! But sorry for your Rowenta problems. When mine started leaking within the first year, they did replace it, no questions asked. Then the replacement one started leaking within a year (same area as the first one and it was a different model) so I've sworn off Rowenta irons. Not worth the price to me.
After that, I bought a few cheaper models with the same results. Almost a year ago, I bought a Shark Professional Iron (don't know model # off hand) but it's a great iron for $40. I either bought it at Target or WalMart. It's a nice heavy weight like the Rowenta but has a much larger water reservoir and several levels of steam. I'm very happy with this iron and, now that my other cheaper iron (although I paid $30) is starting to leak, I'll replace it with another Shark.
I hope you get some results from your burned hand. We trust these companies and they should stand behind their products, especially at the prices we pay.