i do the same thing

Your sewing machine surge protector should NOT be turned off. When you do that, the computer in your sewing machine is NOT protected from power surges. It's better to UNPLUG it than to turn it off.

I have woken up in the middle of the night trying to remember if I had turned off the iron. After stumbling downstairs in the dark and making my way to my sewing room, sure enough I had left it on. I like your idea of plugging it into one switch with the light. Light off....iron off. Great idea except I would not plug it into my surge protector that has my sewing machine on it. Wouldn't want to blow out any intricate circuits in my machine if the protector was turned off and there was an electrical surge for some reason.

I have "bead bracelets" on all the cords to appliances that I need to unplug after use. When I plug the cord in, the bracelet goes onto my wrist. When I unplug the iron (in this case) the bracelet goes back on the cord.

Now that is a very good idea!!

I bought one too, but I blame my Mother for that. Every time we got in the car, she would send one of us kids back to check and make sure the iron was off! LOL It is a little irritating when you are quilting as it does shut itself off at the most inconvenient times!

I do that It works great,, machine , light and iron on same surge protector

My DH suggested that to me years ago, and it works great for me, because I have several things plugged into the 6-plug strip and when it click the switch off, everything is turned off. A really safe idea.

that is how i set mine up i have the sewing machine ,ott light,laptop and iron on the same surge protector so when i leave the room i just hit the switch and everything goes off

Also, you can get an auto shut off iron.

Thank you for the great tip or reminder that the iron left on is a fire hazard. I'm doing mine this minute.....Bye

Because I have left my iron on so many times, I always, always unplug my iron when I am done. This way I guarantee that it is turned off. Can you imagine if our stash burned??lol

I also have an iron that shuts itself off after 8 minutes. A plus most of the time, except, as you say, when you get engrossed and it's gone off just when you want it. Still, a shake and I'm back in business. A good investment really.

Try keeping one of those bright springy type bracelets on your iron handle. When you turn the iron on, put the bracelet on. If you walk out of the room and still have the bracelet on you will know to go back, turn it off and replace the bracelet onto the handle.

We have been away in our caravan and I accidently left my iron on when I put it away in the cupboard. It was on overnight and when I discovered it next morning I felt sick but there was no harm done.

The bracelet idea is really good.. my only problem is that:
1) I'd forget to put the bracelet on my wrist.
2) I'd forget to put take the bracelet off my wrist and put it back on the iron.
3) I'd forget what the bracelet is supposed to remind me of.

Exactly what I did a couple months ago. The switch is at the door. When I leave the room, I turn it off. If I can see the night light, my iron is one. Makes life easier.

I have my lamp in my sewing room and my iron in a surge protector and when I leave the room I just shut the surge protector off that way I always know if the lights off the iron's off.

LOL..... you would all just die if you saw the spagetti of extension cords on my sewing room floor!! house built in 1738....very few outlets...so 1 cord to my machine & a light... 1 cord to dd machine & light... 1 cord to ddil machine.... radio plugged into cord, plugged into bathroom socket...

if you have ever been to disneyworld & seen general electrics carrosel of progress, you have seen my studio...

AND, if we do trip a breaker, we have to go downstairs, thru dining room, kitchen, sitting room, over the bridge into the barn, down the stairs (22 of them) outside, around the barn, back into the fieldstone foundation to trip the breaker back... a pain in the butt in june... a disaster in january with all the snow we had.... i did not plan where the new breaker box would be going.. that was dh all the way!

Holy Moly! What an exercise trip to get to the breaker box!
I do hope your DH is always around when it needs to be visited.....!!! :shock:

Just think of doing it in reverse if something had to be worked on electrically....and the power had to turned off first!
Whoa!!! :lol:

And I thought I have problems in my 1867 house. I have a thick cable going through the sewing room door, under the hall rugs to an outlet down the hall, because I can't have the sewing machine and iron on the same line. Thank goodness the circuit breaker is across the hall from the sewing room!

of course it only happens when he is out of town for work... and when it trips, it takes out the dining room lights too....

of course, it does get my butt out of my chair... a real joy @ night, cause then you have to find the flashlight FIRST!! never a dull moment in an antique (sounds so much better than old) house

I do that in more than just the sewing room. An ounce of prevention! LOL

My latest iron is one that has an auto shutoff. At first the shut off was annoying but then I realized it was a good thing too. No more worries about going off with the thing sucking electricity or worse yet, falling of the table and melting a hole in my machine chair. I have it in a surge protector.

Thanks for sharing this! Seems as if a lot of us have the same worries... us and our irons!

Did you hear the one about the lady who would ALWAYS forget to unplug the iron? No matter what she'd been doing, if she and her family got in the car to go anywhere, she'd say,"Wait we have to go back and make sure I unplugged the iron, I KNOW I forgot!" and her loving hubby would go back. Well, this went on for several years, low and behold they head out of town for an extended vacation and get quite a ways from home, and of course, she says,"Wait! We have to go back and make sure I unplugged the iron!" Her hubby said,"Let it Burn!" She begged and pleaded, "Please, Please, We have to go back!" "No way!" he said, "I've had it, everytime it is the same story! GET OUT!" Wide eyed, she got out, he got out, walked her to the trunk, opened the trunk and handed her the iron!! hahah Hope you enjoyed this joke.

My machine, lamp and iron are all on the same power strip so when I turn one off they are all off. If the light is off I don't need to worry about the iron.

My machine, lamp and iron are all on the same power strip so when I turn one off they are all off. If the light is off I don't need to worry about the iron.

OOPS! Didn't mean to send this twice, Sorry.

You can also put your iron on a timer that will automatically shut off

I'm gonna repeat this - if your machine is a computer machine, put it on a surge protector SEPARATE from your iron and DON'T TURN IT OFF! If it's off, your machine is NOT protected from power surges. If you have to plug them both into the same outlet using one power cord, the safest thing to do is to pull the cord out when you finish sewing rather than to turn it off.

I always unplug my computerized machine when I'm not using it. Scared of lightning strikes!

That is what I do. Surg protector...sewing machine, lamp, iron, printer & I can plug in my computer. When I leave the room I just lick one switch with my toe and it is OFF!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I have my radio pluged into the same surge protector as my iron and sewing machine. When the music is on, things pluged in are on. If I'm leaving the room I shut the red surge protector off and all is turned off