I'm feeling your pain, today.
Basting is my nemesis - the quilting usually isn't too bad now that I have the bigger industrial machine, but basting just discourages me to the point of
hating quilting. It'll go away once it's quilted and done, but it's a real discouragement when you're in the middle of it.
I hope you'll get through the rough part with a nice boost in courage - turn on some old radio comedies and laugh your way through it. That's what I'm gonna do, today.
But, the next quilt is going to Missouri Star, for sure.