Unexpected fire - beware!
 

Oh - to say I had a bad morning would be an understatement. I was piecing the backing for a very special memorial quilt I designed and pieced - which will be auctioned off for a college schlorship memorial fund. My Rowenta travel iron BURST INTO FLAMES as I was using it. It burnt the cord off - it was laying on the floor still plugged in - blackened my rings - blistered my hand and burned a HOLE bigger than a quarter in my backing fabric - WHICH I HAVE NO MORE OF! I was able to get the fire out by putting my other hand over the burning fabric on the ironing board. WHAT A MESS.................my DH came in the house and said "what happened" - "get the burn ointment and meet me in the kitchen" was all I could come up with.

Can't even think about how I'm going to fix this problem with the backing yet. Tomorrow is another day.

Will call Rowenta's customer service in AM to tell them I'm sending this iron to them and will request an explanation of what happened. Have NEVER had anything like this happen - ever. I even have the iron plugged into a timer so that it can't accidently be left on.......but it actually was on fire as I held it.

Hope this NEVER happens to anyone else.

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry this happened to you. If you post a photo of your backing fabric, perhaps someone has some to send you. And Rowenta should send you a new iron as well as pay for any replacement fabric you might need to purchase.

Scary! Glad you got the fire out. Sorry about the other damage.

So sorry to hear of all that happened to you! Thank goodness it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I pray your hand hand heals quickly and that Rowenta has an explanation of what could have went wrong with the iron. Best wishes!!

Oh my gosh! That is just dreadful! I hope you heal quickly and Rowenta makes some kind of amends. They should try and find your fabric for you! Maybe someone on here has some?

Rowenta has a lot of splainin' to do. Glad you are mainly okay. Was this the older travel iron or the new style?

Sorry for your problem with the Rowenta iron I had one and it was nothing but problems. We contacted the company
and they sent me a new iron still have not used it so I went out and bought a different kind and have had no problems.

Yes, please post pics of fabric, someone may have some! Or that may be just the spot for a label??

Yes, post pics of the backing fabric. Maybe you'll get lucky and can applique a patch on. If not, I personally like pieced backings, makes it interesting. Just hope your burns heal quickly and glad that it wasn't any worse.

Sorry to hear of your bad day, I hope your hand is ok.