meant2be

Yes, I did. The quilter used nonfilament thread which did nothing for the quilt. She quilted around the INSIDE of each appliqued piece! It looked really bad so I took it all out. The nonfilament thread didn't make it easy to work with. I would clip about every 5th or 6th stitch on top, then turn it over and loosen the bobin threads and pull them out and cut them off. I don't know how many hours I worked on it. I took it to another quilter and she did a good job. I was glad I had taken the time to rip out the quilting I didn't like.

Rusty's Mama

Yes, I have done it on a friend's quilt and just did it on a quilt I was making for my neighbor. I had the quilt about 3/4 done and did not look the way it was looking - so I ripped out all the machine quilting and started over. Much more satisfied with the second round of quilting. Also, ripping out the stitches is something I can do in front of the TV - can't stand to 'watch' TV without some kind of hand work.

Qwiltylady

My husband is my ripper outer. He has the patience of Job but when I was a long arm quilter he undid 3 king size quilts done by another quilter in our area. She had specified cotton thread and the quilter used monofilament. She was so unhappy but my husband carefully took out each stitch and I requilted her quilts with Cotton thread. I refused to use monofillament. If the quilter insisted on that type of thread I sent them to one of the ones who use that type of thread. My momma taught me you never use a thread that is stronger than the fabric you are sewing.

quilterfly

Ever since I first began long-arm quilting I would take out the stitching if I wasn't happy with it and It didn't matter how long it took either. My sisters & friends thought I was crazy, but I've never regretted do-overs.

seppert

Yes, I have taken out lots of stitches. Work from the backside to avoid damaging the top. I have used the "stitch eraser" which is something like an electric shaver. Just don't press too hard into the fabric or you will cut it along with the threads.
I have a long-arm and the machines can be difficult sometimes. Without warning, the bobbin threads can be very long. I did a practice wholecloth quilt for myself that had a lot of long threads. Makes me gun-shy to use the long-arm machine.
Sandy in SE Indiana

lue

WOW! That's gorgeous!!

penski

i have ripped it out before and redone some quilting , to me the good thing about cotton is it is usually forgiving material , after washing it you usually cant see where it was stitched before

4girlsmimi

Had to rip out 2 quilts once. Took to a long arm quilter relative and she put the wrong backs on each quilt. Took me some time to do but didn't have any choice. The backs totally clashed. Didn't take as long as I thought it would as the stitches weren't that great. Needless to say, that's the last quilts I've had her quilt. I bought my own long arm and quilt most of my own now. Good luck!

Cuilteanna

I've taken out my own awful quilting many times. I did have one that defeated me - it was one if my first attempts at free motion quilting and the stitches were too small to get a seam ripper under. I hadn't yet learned about skimming between the backing and batting, so I threw it away once I'd made several holes in the top.

Late Bloomer

Machine quilting can be done well, but as a rule, it is usually overdone and does not show up the actual quilt very well. I am not a fan of machine quilting, but do like it in moderation. I think sometimes the machine quilter uses a quilt as a personal canvas to show off stitching and not as an enhancement to the actual quilt piecing and that is what really turns me off.