I had the same thing happen to me! Well, almost...I didn't even have the lights went out excuse...just "snip" and oops.
It was a commissioned quilt of a teddy bear, and I had a fit when I did that.
So here is how I fixed it: I told myself, calm down, no one but you knows what this quilt is supposed to look like....so I appliqued a tiny heart over the snip, and it was fixed right up.
Every quilt has a story, that's for sure!
:wink:
Levada