I cannot believe the LA thought this was in any way acceptable. I am sorry. I spent a full year quilting charity quilts before i agreed, reluctantly, to quilt for someone else. I gave a ridiculously low price on the understanding I was a real newbie. I stitched, i unstitched, I played and finally completed the top and with great tripidation gave it back to the piecer and she promptly paid me THREE times what I had asked for!! I still do very few quilts for others, I prefer to show quilters how to use my machine and then they can rent time and quilt for themselves with me in shouting distance for any problems and confidence boosts. I do hope you manage to salvage the quilt. My heart goes out to you