I love the quilt and can see why your husband wanted you to keep it! The colors are outstanding! I recently made a quilt and was going to give it to our niece for her wedding. My husband talked me out of it. He did not think she would appreciate all the hard work that went into it and thought it may not be her style. I kept it for us to enjoy and bought her something off of her gift registry. The funny thing is she visited recently and saw the quilt and went on and on about it!