since it takes, practice, practice, practice.... we all have those practice pieces.... we put ours together into small quilts and donate them to either the humane society, animal shelters, the fire department or women's resource center...if they are (kid-quality) and i have a couple practice pieces that my granddaughter's just loved so we had to put them together for picnic/tea party quilts :thumbup: i have one ugly one that i grab and try new stitches on and keep practicing on...it just gets more and more...i would never waste my time taking out stitches on a practice piece...what it is - is what it is.