Totally understand; I hate ripping out stitches as well. What is worse than ripping them out of FMQ is when you have to rip out them from an embroidery design. It's very hard to do and not mess up your fabric at the same time. The stitches are very dense. I'm taking a class on a long arm this weekend. We are also supposed to be learning about doing things that aren't quilting with it so I'm excited.