I didn't see this until today. What an absolutely beautiful quilt. My stomach dropped when I saw the post-dryer pics. I would have cried...and honestly, I would have done something you didn't....I would have thrown it out or burned it. I don't think I would have had the guts to unquilt it and requilt it.
You can't even tell in the finished pics that it ever had a problem in the first place. You did a really amazing job!
p.s. I also think it's great Tim's back. I think we all missed him.