Originally Posted by cminor

Ok, so a year or so ago, I made my first quilt. I cut purple and pick squares, had really bad seams and learned a lot! I put it together and turned it inside out (pillowcase method?). 6 months later, I finally decided to "quilt" it by SID. Well kind of SID. My rows were so off, there was no consistant ditch.

Now, I am thinking about taking it apart, fixing the bad seams, and binding it. But, I am not sure if I am ready to pull the plug. Or should I say, my seam ripper. Thats going to be hours of pulling stitches to get the sandwich apart.

Looks like you had a ton of replies but for what it's worth, call it a learning and keep it anyway. Don't waste your precious time taking it apart. Learn from the mistakes and issues, buy some new fabric and move on and enjoy working on a fresh new quilt.

I have a wall hanging I made and will NOT hang as it doesn't suit me but I went ahead and put a rod pocket on it and who knows, maybe one day one of descendants will opt to hang it. It's pretty but it was a working tool where I tried many new things and learned a lot along the way so it definitely was worth doing. Actually, instead of a wallhanging, it's a perfect fit for the end of a bed and really does dress up the bedroom so who knows but I won't be hanging it as I returned the rod I bought to hang it on.

Enjoy your quilting, mistakes and all. Most will never realize the mistakes are there.
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Patty

I really like the quilt, but there are just so many things wrong with it. Not to mention the stain on the white strip of backing that makes me crazy every time I see it.

I would guess it would take me about 6 hours to pull the stitiches out. Should I do it?