Cminor, I disagree with everybody. You like the fabric and design and you want to take it apart, fix it, use it and feel proud of it. Do it. Be happy with it instead of hiding it and feeling ashamed every time you see it. I have a similar situation with my first quilt and am in the process of adding embroidery and applique to cover some faded spots and make it useable and something i can be proud to use. ;-) You'll be glad you did.