What to do when you scorch your quilt gift??? Hang the stockings, add gifts
 

After my little mini Christmas tree quilt was finished and I added the binding I guess I had the iron on toooo hot and I did a great job of scorching it. The background fabric was some prequilted fabric - I thought, but actually it was embossed to look like it was intricately quilted and it was some kind of polyester fabric which scorched and kind of melted. Well I tried everything possible to get the marks out but nothing worked so finally I just fussy cut some little stockings and gifts and hung the stockings and put the gifts under the tree and up the side. The scorch marks are down under.....down under all the cute little gifts and stockings. It looks real busy but then again it's Christmas.

So...what did you get in your stocking or gift? Just scorch marks....hahahaha

Cute solution!

love it! you did good!

Oh are you clever. What a wonderful solution and I can see none at all.

That is just perfect, you've made a 'mistake' into an even BETTER little quilt!
Talk about making lemonade!!! :D :D :D
I've got to ask... I think the quilt looks like it is under 12" on each side -- so HOW
did you get such perfect little detail on the stockings and the ribbons on the gifts??

Yep that's what you do. It is adorable!

great solution!

I just fussy cut the stockings and gifts from some fabric in my stash. Sometimes I feel a little guilty about buying fabric without a purpose in mind but man was I glad I found this in my fabric closet. It was from a few years ago.

Great save and very clever.

Ideal solution - and the stockings are inspired!

perfect. you had a great solution!!!

yep, what Deb said. Very cute.

Ingenuity at it's best ,)

Perfect, this is proof that mishaps are just another word for opportunity. You did a fabulous job saving this sweet mini!
peace

love your wall hanging

Cute and great save.

If ever you have a problem with scorching, and it's not burned... this is going to sound crazy but it does work...
Fill a bowl/basin with tepid water, then add several denture tablets. Put the affected area of your project in the water with the denture tabs. Let is sit over nite. In the morning chances are your scorched area will be gone. I used this quite a few times in heirloom sewing and it really does work!
Your solution was perfect, very cute and clever!!

You are patient, I would probably have tossed it before I thought of how to fix it. Good job and a really cute wall hanging.

Very clever way to save your hard work. It looks lovely.

It was a great little quilt before the scorching but the gifts and stockings add so much charm! I really love the final quilt.

Very cute, I love the topsy turvy stack of presents!!

Well that is just about the cutest little wall hanging I've ever seen. Great save btw. Could you tell me where you got those cute little buttons; the sissors, thimble , etc.

Such ingenuity!
Your little tree looks great, much improved by the additions.

Ouch!!!!!!! Great Save!:thumbup:

love your mini quilt and how you cleverly fixed it. great save.

You're so smart! It looks great.

And such an excellent job!

That is adorable!! Great save!!

Very good save. Nice quilt. ....and who hasn't had to do a rescue once or twice.

Wow! Thank goodness for problems! I love all the presents and stocking you added! The tree is great but adding all the embellishments makes it spectacular!
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Too, too cute!

Great way to cover up the boo boo. No one will every know but you!! heheheheh! and half the world of quilters.

How creative. You did a great job.

Very cute, great save!

Another crisis averted ; nice save! Quilting sure has a way of keeping us humble. No matter how long one has quilted, there's always something that can and often does happen to the projects. Constantly making that "lemonade"!

:thumbup: I like the solution better than the original. Your additions made it look great!

The box of adorable buttons were a gift so I am not sure where she got them. As a thank you to her I decided to make her a little mini quilt with some of the buttons and eventually I will make one for myself also.

An artistic design, isn't that the way you meant it to be??

Nice save..