The seam ripper and I are best friends. My most used tool in the quilt room after the sewing machine and iron, some days more than others. One six and half inch block that finishes six inches took me two days to make and I lost count of how many times I ripped it out and tried again. I was finally successful, so there is a good ending to this story. Others that don't, are packed away in the closet never to see daylight again...and there are a few quilts there, too.