Beginning to remove the burned area so I can work without getting ash over everything

Burned area cut away. Now comes the fun part: unpicking the border and part of the block.

Points and setting triangle added back.

Borders, and side setting triangles are to be reattached by hand to ease in stretching from unpicking the quilting and piecing

Using the burned piece as a template, batting is cut to size, lightly sprayed with basting spray, then hand-basted to edges of old batting.

Block and setting triangles eased into place

Muslin patch is hand-basted on back. I'll use indelible ink to write the quilt's "story" on this patch.

Still damp from the washer. There's a very small amount of smoke discolouration left, but not visible at any distance.

Getting ready to block the repaired quilt ...only a very close inspection would show the problem area.