Hi! I'm new here and feel your pain! Quilting is not my favorite part of making a quilt either, but I sure don't hate it like you do. Sometimes it IS better to get a project out of your life and move on. However, I usually wrack my brain and try to find a way to make things work before resorting to that. You mention that it is a very girly feminine quilt. Could you tie it with narrow ribbon (pink or whatever goes best with your fabric...even several colors?) like you would tie yarn and then make a bow on top of each knot? Of course, you'd have to use a large-eyed needle to get the ribbon through the layers. The 1/4" ribbon is very economical when purchased by the roll. Would that be tolerable for you to do and still not hate it? I think it would look sweet! Seems a shame to waste all your previous efforts!