Originally Posted by MadQuilter

I've been quilting for a while now and my quality has improved quite a bit (if I dare say so myself). Last night I decided to pull out some older projects that have been put away in project boxes to see what I had. One was a machine applique from an early class I took (we are talking early '90s). I still liked the colors of fabric I picked but when I pulled out the finished blocks I busted out laughing. (My DH even came to investigate what was up.)

OMG - what a disaster. I used no interfacing. I used a decorative stitch that competes with the pattern. There are areas where I barely caught the edge. The blocks are huge and lumpy and I have NO IDEA how I can fix this mess.

Sitting here scratching my head. Any tips on how to beat this puppy into submission?