I confess, I was uncertain how much heat this would block, but after a couple of years of use, I can tell you that you don't have to wait even five minutes to pack up your mini-iron. Don't hit your hand with the hot part, and once it's in this it doesn't get as hot as the outside of a cup of coffee. Don't worry that it will harm its own cord. Just wind the cord around your hand and tuck it in the separate pocket.

Very few of us have a room to dedicate as a sewing studio. Even then, I want to keep things handy but cleared up (as a bookkeeper, I cleared my desk into drawers, files, &c. at the end of every day). If you're the normal sewer, anything you leave out is making clutter, so getting to put things away *right now* rather than waiting until they cool is best. This is also great for someone planning on going to quilting workshops: you have to pack up quickly when it's over.