That is a cute quilt - love the vibrant yellow and red on black.
Good thing about 8 year old's getting a quilt - they don't see the mistakes, they see the love!
I just gave my dgd (19) her 'snake' quilt for Christmas. It is called the 'quilt from hell' because it gave me trouble at every step of the process. It's really awful in terms of skill - I am better than that particular quilt shows me to be - but it simply would not cooperate with me. When I told her that, she gave me a
and wrapped herself in it.
So, yes, I know how you felt - just wanted to get it D-O-N-E!