I hear ya - I have so little time to quilt I feel compelled to only put projects I love under my needle.
And the last part is such work I wouldn't bother unless I love it completely.
But if you can find a way to love it - even better. Yeah, I'm starting to really reconsider keeping a big stash. I seem to really love the ones that are matched sets from the same collections. I'm starting to build "kits" and there's always some substantial piece missing from my stash darnit.
Good luck! It looks like a nice masculine top to me too, but more black is needed (or a dark color).