I have done this more than once. I use a electric seam ripper, looks like a small men's beard trimmer, works great and fast. just cuts thread.

I haven't, I just give it away (quickly) once it's done and redo it. I did have a friend that did that, it was almost to binding stage and waved due to the quilting. She totally took it out and redid it. In our Quilt show she won the Meticulous Workmanship award. It was definitely worth the time for her.

I did it once with a small cherished baby quilt so I could fix seams that were coming loose and fix the backing and binding. It was a labor of love. Take your time and breathe deep.

Yes I have done that . Hated the quilt and had to redo it.

I am in the middle of one right now, and I am loathe to get back at.

I haven't done it, but someone I know had a very large bargello quilted by someone else. She was not happy with the final result and picked out the whole thing. Oh My Goodness, the seams.....so many seams.

Yes, I did! It was a 50x 50 quilt that the quilter left a pleat in the backing? There was no living with it.

You have my best wishes. It's seems overwhelming but work in small blocks of time. Just a suggestion to rip from the backing side. The batting will protect the actual quilt. The backing was toast and went in the trash asap. I didn't want reminders.

I used one of the curved knife cutters and worked on one stitch at a time.

Again, best wishes!

Oh dear! I’ve ripped out about 1/3 of a heavily quilted lap size quilt. I thought about it for a couple of days and decided it had to be done. I need to learn, though, if I’m unhappy as I quilt along, I need to stop sooner before there’s more to rip out!

I've thought of that: washing it. But was worried about the batting. Hadn't thought of a lingerie bag, which is a great idea, thanks!

Yep, I once ripped out every quilted stitch on a large double/small queen sized quilt because I didn't like the way I'd stitched it. I just used a regular seam ripper and cut a stitch every couple of inches and then worked the thread out. Took a while, but it was worth it in the end.

Rob