New or not, I'm stepping right into the middle of this one.
PLEASE - DON'T let someone ELSE take your joy that easily! Mercy! The project is YOURS. If someone else believes my quilts are not worth my finishing, I would ask them to bring their perfect quilt so I could see how it was made and learn from it. Until then, I quilt for ME.
Besides, I happen to like black and would most likely find your quilt interesting! Pics? Could the both of you show pics?
TeeHeeHee. I'm such a rule breaker, I'd finish it and have a blast doing so.
My husband chose the colors he wanted for his quilt and asked me to make it. Said make it any way I wanted to. You should see it. When I started, I KNEW he was crazy. Now I just LOVE it and I had a BLAST making it! Colors I would never have chosen for myself! Reds, oranges, batiks, gorgeous. Named it "Hell Fire". Everyone that sees it loves it.
Please - YOU be the keeper of your emotions, eh? Make the quilt! I wanna see!