Moira, I haven't been in your situation...... yet.
My granddaughter's Mom (my DIL) loves pink! So I was thrilled that she wanted pinks and colors that are quite girlish.
However, if she wanted black and orange (my least fav colors haha) I would have struggled through but only for her.
I detest working with fabric I don't like! I guess I'm surly on a daily basis
I like the idea someone gave you about doing a fun pattern. That would help. Good luck! At least baby quilts are small.