Also if you are worried about getting puckers by quilting over the hand quilting to add some water dimension you could always just add a backing..and quilt it on your friend's long arm..that way you can add veins to the leaves...water designs..and define everything a bit more...just roll over the back to form a new binding over the old one...of cut it off right at the binding and re bind it. That would be WAY better than ripping out stitches.