The first quilt I made had several problems, mostly a result of me not knowing exactly what I was doing and just playing it by ear. The quilt was returned to me for repair about a year later so I gladly fixed it up so it could continue to be used. The mom of the little girl I made the quilt for was all apologetic about the dog and the little brother getting hold of the quilt and messing it up. I told her if I'd made my seams a bit bigger and tied the ribbons more securely in the first place it wouldn't have been a problem.