hahaha, I feel so foolish, here is the story and some pics lol.

I should know better, anyway, I lit a nice peach candle a friend gave me for Christmas in the studio where the children live (the doggies). And needing to blame someone, hubby is one who told me to do it ahahhaahha

Anyway I started to work on my quilts. I did have a large space to work on and didn't think the candle posed a problem, even tho my mind said to blow it out.


I remember flinging the quilt top to start working on one side, when I thought I saw a flash of light. I was going to ingnore it but decided to look and there was my quilt on fire....

I quickly beat it out, thank God it had just caught and it wasn't bad.

YIKES! It's a beautiful quilt! I hope you can fix it
David

I can't say that I've ever set my quilt on fire! I'm glad you caught it quickly.

Oh, my!
Luckily you were still in the room!
Good save!

Glad you were able to fix the damage.... it looks like a lovely quilt... I love snowmen! :)

I haven't, but my DIL had a candle fall from a windowsill and burn a large hole in a Christmas Log Cabin quilt I had made for her several years ago. I am very happy your are able to patch yours.

OHHHHHHHHHH......I want/need/must have some of that beautiful black fabric with those wonderful colorfull snowflakes!!!!!! Please share where you found it..........pretty please!!

jodi in leavenworth

oh my word! Thank goodness you were able to save it and more importantly you or the kids weren't hurt. You do know though that you will never live that one down. =)

I'm so glad you caught your fire in time before more damage was done and your quilt looks good as new.

You did a good job on the repairs!

Yikes! you did a great repair job. When I read the topic I thought Oh my someone has gotten mad and thrown a WIP in the fireplace, I know I've wanted to a couple of times.

You did a wonderful job patching it. I am so sorry this happened to you. Lovely quilt

I'm glad you reacted to fast. It could have been bad. I can't even tell you patched it. Great job.

Thank goodnes you caught it in time. The quilt will be beautiful, hope you can fix it.

Timely reminder for us all....your fix looks great though and glad you acted quickly...could have been a lot worse.

be careful with the candles in your sewing room

Well, I don't think I want to learn the 'fire quilt' technique...

Glad you are safe. I wonder - did your smoke detector go off?

You need to get Scentsy. It is just warm wax with NO FIRE.

I am glad everything turned out okay.

Thank goodness everything is back to normal.....love the quilt.. I collect snowmen

hahaha, I didn't really feel too bad about it once I saw the damage wasn't big, oh lord it was scary at the time. This is the quilt I have been working on since before Christmas, ever since I saw the amish log cabin star. Here is the link.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-80056-1.htm

I don't don't really have candles in my studio, this is the first time and I did order that candle warmer from Amazon. It a lamp that sits over the candle and just warms it and you never have to light it.

It was so fast and so little it didn't....

Jodi, I bought that fabric in Joann's a couple years ago. I don't know if you can still get it as it was a seasonal deal. The selvage says...V. I. P. by Cranston print works 2004/. It doesn't have a number like the LQS fabic does.

Oh my - it's funny since everyone is ok :) And if it helps you feel better at all, the hubby flipped a table cloth over a lit candle and if it wasn't for my "gut feeling" things would have gotten ugly.

Scary!!! Good thing you were still in the room and noticed it. And you did a wonderful job repairing it.

Whew, good job on reacting quickly. Would like to see it when finished, and I like the black fabric too.

OH my! :? Good job you caught it before it all went up and great repair.

I think you should know by now not to listen to your hubby hahahahahahahah :D:D

That's a GREAT repair job!

Great save!!!!! I'll have to remember not to sew around candles.

Great repair job! Glad it wasn't worse.

I'm sorry but I did chuckle. This is so me. :oops:

never did yet,awesome looking quilt hope you can fix it

I do all my sewing and quilting on my kitchen table. I ALWAYS have a candle lit on my stove. It sits on the very back of the stove top between the two back burners. Being that I have three young kids there is no way I would have one low enough to have a quilt get near. Maybe those kids are good for something other than just getting into everything, they keep my quilts from burning!

ditto :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Wow, nice save! I can't say I've set a quilt on fire but I have very young children still so candles aren't something I have out anyways. I bet you'll be more careful now though! :)

What could have happened makes me shudder. Thank goodness you have quick reflexes or you might have burnt much more than a section of quilt. OK, I have moved all my candles to the outdoor patio now. I try to be a quick learner.

Wouldnt even know that it had a booboo! Great job!

So that's what really happened to "Frosty"...lol.

Glad you're okay. I knew there was a reason I don't have candles in my room. I use those scented crystals and even they're on a shelf way way up top :)

So glad you caught it early. When I first saw this post, I thought you had started a quilt and hated it so badly, you threw it in the fire. I've thought about that a time or two
myself.
So glad all worked out good and you done a beautiful job saving your quilt.