Originally Posted by misseva

There is another option to 'never ripping a seam' - throw it away and do-over. Works for me especially if the stitches are 18-20 per inch. Of course do-overs won't work if it's a looooong seam and you're sewing two columns of blocks together in the final step of your quilt. That's when I my rechargable neck trimmers come in handy.