I made a Jelly Roll Race quilt in January while I was recovering from major surgery, very limited in what I could do but wanted to use my sewing machine. Because of my limitations it took me a few days but I was happy sewing. When I finished the top I thought it was horrible. Put the top away. Then in June I needed a quilt quickly for a charity event, got the top out and realized it was actually a nice combination of colors, I had the prefect back fabric, so made a quilt sandwich & quilted it. Patted my self on the back for a lovely quilt perfect for a teen.
Sometimes quilt tops need to mellow for awhile, and I needed time to recover from the post surgery fog.