Never underestimate the value of a spool of invisible thread...
The neck ruffle has the two rows of long machine stitches to make the ruffles and I started the rows at 5/8" from the raw edge and 1/4" inside that seam line. I basted the ruffle on and then attached the facing. After all was said and done and the facing was sewn in, the 2 rows of ruffle stitching and the basting were showing and not covered by the facing. Initially I thought I could seam rip these three rows of stitches out since the ruffle was officially sewn into place by the facing. However after examining the ruffles, had I done this, the ruffle would not have looked as nice. To solve the problem, I used invisible thread in the top of my machine and top stitched the ruffle to the garment about a 1/4" from the facing. At this point, I was able to seam rip the three rows of stitching out and save the ruffle as I had originally made it. I have decided invisible thread is wonderful and probably could be used in many applications to fix a wrong or secure something without worry of your thread showing.
