LOL! It's so funny that you brought up the ugly fabric topic. I finsihed up a quilt a couple of weeks ago for my DIL as a Christmas gift. I had the hardest time picking out the 2nd large print to match the rest. Everything I liked was out of stock online and wasn't having much luck at the stores. I finally settled on one. My ugly fabric looked ok at the shop, but when I got home, I thought it looked like PEA SOUP! YUK! I thought the same as you, what ever possessed me to pick such an ugly fabric. But after consulting with some friends, I decided to go ahead and use it. I am posting pics of the fabric and the quilt I made with it. Now I'm so happy I used it, it blends in perfectly.
The UGLY fabric
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The finished quilt
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