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.