tesspug

My thought exactly!

batikmystique

OCquilter, LOVE your idea! Could turn it into a happy mistake. :-)

Dina

Funny, and sad! I'd just cut it out...carefully.

Dina

Silver Needle

Very small, very sharp scissors. I've done things like that when piecing.

kitsykeel

That is exactly what I was going to say. Maybe even tac a little border of some sort to the scrap label to make it look as though you meant it to be that way.

rusty quilter

Had to laugh--been there done that

GailG

There's an easy way out of this one. I would take my "duck bill" scissors and clip very close along the stitched line. No need to rip out the stitches. Trimming along the stitches will remove one side of the piece and the other side may just rip out or another trimming along the opposing side may be necessary to set it free. A tweezer can remove any remaining threads.

DebraK

exactly ;-)

Jingle

I have sewn the corner of the backing as I quilt. I just take small scissors and cut around the stitches, take a needle and scrape at the backing corner to ravel it and take all the extra fabric out from under the quilting stitches. I use to do it alot, now I try to pay more attention.

lakekids

I actually did this once (with a lot more quilting stitches on it) and I decided to leave it. Mine was a wall hanging I decided that would be a 'design' element. HaHa!