A Mug Rug and A Lesson

So I had hoped to share my finished mug rug with you, but it's not quite complete. For those of you who don't know what Mug Rugs are, they're basically little place mats for your coffee mugs and maybe a snack. I've seen them several times now and thought I'd try out this one from I'm Just a Guy Who Quilts. I love it. It went together relatively quickly as well. Here's what it looks like so far, sorry for the not so great photo.

I just have the binding left, but that will have to wait. When I went to unplug my iron after finishing the last seam on the front...this happened:

Yah.....not so happy. Yes, I heard all those lectures as a kid about how you shouldn't pull the cord out by the cord, but near the wall....No, I didn't listen..... Needless to say there were sparks, light and general mayhem. Fortunately the carpet didn't catch fire.
What did I learn from this? DON'T UNPLUG STUFF BY PULLING ON THE CORD! Lol, yes I will listen from now on.
In any event I won't be finishing the binding this evening because that requires an Iron. I'll go shopping for a new one tomorrow.