Just this week I came across a rather larger table runner that I had pieced and machine quilted. I was in the beginning of the learning curve of machine quilting. What was I thinking? I used white thread and solidly quilted a very tight, obnoxious meander stitch. The end result was really just awful because I just didn't have the correct touch with foot speed and moving the quilt speed. I couldn't even make myself donate it or throw it away. The point of this little story is that I took out every every stitch. It was time consuming. But now it looks so much better and am very glad I took the time to take out stitches. Your time will be well worth taking out those stitches too and so you are not alone!