Thread: Help in knowing how to preserve a part of a quilt burned in a house fire.

My step-niece had a quilt made for her son in early 2000, then they had a house fire that burned almost everything. But she was able to save the quilt, but with severe fire damage. About half of the quilt which had been folded survived the fire with slight damage. She wants me to make something of the piece that is still intact, but I am having somewhat difficult time deciding what to do with it. The piece is too small for a baby quilt. Her son wants to save the quilt piece since his grandmother hand pieced and hand quilted the quilt for him and she has since deceased.

Does anyone have any idea what I could do with the section that survived the fire? I don't believe the section that is left could ever be washed as the heat probably weakened the stitches too much.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Is there enough good section for a pillow? Or place the good portion in a memory box frame, perhaps with other things of his Grandmother's? Maybe with a doily she used or crocheted, her glasses, etc. If in the frame, it would not have to be washed. (Or gently washed in sink to get any smoke/ashes off, then in frame, never to be washed again.)

How about making a matching fabric teddy bear and making the bear it's own little quilt. Left over quilt pieces could make a matching vest and bow tie for the bear too.