I don't like it! - Not OT

Thats a problem that is easily fixed Heather, they would match my bedroom curtains perfectly as they are burgundy, cream and green.

Problem solved

Dee in Oz (is that a good beg ???)

G'day Heather from Gold Coast, I sometimes find I get really uninterested in a project nearing completion too! But you should finish it -- you know the old saying

-- its not a quilt until it's quilted. I find that so true. You may then find you fall in love with the design/colours all over again. Put it away for a while (when totally finished) to let your mind relax about all the construction.

I have nearly finished a small art quilt - a project that only took a few weeks, and up to yesterday before I had finished the quilting, I thought, oh, this is not going to work -- today, I'm quite happy with the end result......

Hope this helps, post us a pix or two and we'll tell you honestly or you could finish it and send it to Dee.

-- cheers

Bronnie

Will it grow on me do you think? Or should I just try to find a good loving

Hey Heather,

I have had that happen over the years of quilting. THOSE quilts make great gifts to a very loved one. I would finished it, absolutely, but gift it to someone else.

I really hate when the quilt turns into something I really don't like but hey, that's the way it goes sometimes. :-)

Peace,

Marsha in nw, OH

I totally agree with Bronnie - finish the quilt with loving care and then wait - put it in a box in the closet or something. Pull it out in 6 months and see if you feel differently about it - I usually do.

Musicmaker

What you do is that you finished it up, box it, take it the post office and send it on to me. I will audition it in my room for a few years to decide if you are correct.

L>Will it grow on me do you think? Or should I just try to find a good loving

PATCHogue, NY

Finish it. Sometimes there's just a point in the project when you wonder why you bothered, what were you thinking. And then when it's finally done, you go back to loving it again. But if you still dislike it after the final stitch and maybe a run through the washer, then just send it to me, I promise to find a good home! And you can start another one. You love to quilt, you know you do, and WHAT you make is less important than making SOMETHING. Roberta in D

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I suggest you go ahead and finish it, put it away or at least not in your everyday sight -- like a guest room -- and re-visit it in a few months. If after that time you still really, really, really don't like it, get rid of it! Put it in a charity sale or give it to somebody or whatever.

I would finish it... and even put it on your bed for a week or two (add the accent pillows and other frills around the edges).

Live with it for a week -- if each time you enter your room you say to your self... "I don't like that quilt!" -- then put it away for a while. What you might find is that once it is on your bed -- with all the little accents and frills.... you may rediscover it!

Thanks to all those offers of a good home for my quilt. I think I'll take your advice and finish it. I'll let you know if it still needs a good home after that. I knew you guys would be able to help. Have a good day Heather in West Oz

Every quilt I have ever made has gone through a Iloveit/Ihateit cycle. Sometimes it cycles through love and hate several times a day. Sometimes it only goes through it only once or twice over the months it takes me to complete. If it stays on hate for months while I've chosen the fabrics or when most of the pieces are cut, if it stays on hate even after I've put it aside for a while, taken it out and looked at it again after a few months, then I change my plans, do something else with it, or bundle it for someone else to complete.

But if I hate it after the top is complete, I complete it. Here's the tip: Don't complete it while telling yourself that you may come to love it. Complete it while telling yourself that you're getting good practice in machine quilting. Think about the next quilt that you're going to love and how much you'd hate to ruin that great quilt with wonky quilting stitches. Be inventive in your quilting. Try something wild and crazy and new. It's fun. Then put the quilt aside for a while, look at it again, and if it still doesn't appeal, give it to someone who likes it more than you do.

--Lia

Making the backing the front. Pick a fabric that you do like and make it for the front. At the worst, you'll have a reversible quilt.

Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"

This is such a brilliant idea that I'm slapping myself for not thinking of it. You could choose a solid for the back, then quilt it as though it were a whole cloth with contrasting thread. For some reason I envisioned a dark blue solid with white thread, but since the top (now the back) is burgundy, cream and green, a dark green or burgundy with cream thread would be perfect-- unless you're so sick of those colors that you want to choose something else entirely.

--Lia

I agree with other's opinions, too. Go ahead and finish it, and then if you still don't like it, it seems that several have volunteered to give your quilt a good home. :-)

TerriLee > Hi again,

You say you're down to the last border. Maybe you should audition some different fabrics for the border. Sometimes choice of border fabric can make a huge difference.

I once made a top that seemed like a good idea at the time, but after it was done, I wasn't too wild about it. I packed it away for a few years. By then, I had several tops to be quilted and told my son and daughter-in-law to pick one and I'd quilt it for them. They picked the one I liked least. I liked it much better after quilting. Actually, I think I like most of my quilts better after they are quilted.

Julia > Hi again,

Good idea Julia!

Hi Heather,

I've found that when I've worked on a project a long time, and I'm down to my least favorite part of the job, which is the quilting, I often just get *sick* of looking at it. Sometimes putting it away for awhile allows me to be more objective about it. You may find that you really don't like the quilt, however, it might be that you're just sick & tired of it, so I wouldn't make any decisions until it's out of your sight for a period of time.

Best regards, Michelle in NV

Show it to someone who's "eye" you trust -- not necessarily a quilter; just someone with an eye for design. See what they think and whether they have any suggestions. Sometimes it's just missing something that will make it somehow look great again.

susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge

Well, gee Heather, I could be at your place in about 20 minutes flat so you wouldn't even need to spend on postage to rehome this beauty! Nah, just kidding. Like the others have said, finish it and see what you think then.

I've been working, on and off, on a quilt for my bed since 2003. I think I'd better get back onto it again pretty soon or I might start to hate the thing too!

Looking forward to seeing the pictures of your completed quilt.