Thank you so much to all of you. I especially appreciate the "no guilt" approach. I looked the quilt top over again this morning and was reminded that there are several large stains I have not been able to remove. Plus, there is so little fabric to work with in the areas where I would repair the seams that doing so would pucker the quilt. Sooo, out it went. I am currently hand quilting a beautiful Dresden Plate quilt that was made by the same great-grandmother, and I will enjoy that one.