I had a quilt that I started for my sister... i HATED it... so, I binded what was finished (it was a quilt as you go method) and gave it to her and told her that she could use it as a mat, a dog rug, I didnt even care... lol. :) We were both happy! Me to be rid of it, her for the new dog mat!! :)

THere are NO quilt police. If you cant salvage something from it? then... maybe it should go to quilt heaven and be considered a learning experience. :)

I totally get where you are coming from, I've had a few quilts I tossed in a closet for awhile. LOL It's ok to cut it up or change it into something that makes it fun again.

I started a large lone star YEARS ago. Sewed on it with all those bias little bits until the star was done. Stepped back and went "OH SH*T" - apparently I had turned the first piece the wrong way so instead of a nice gradiation, mine was going the wrong way. It is still in the tub and I will have to finish it some day. After getting really mad at myself, I now simply accept that it "meant" to be different.

Your idea about the random placement sounds good. You can also post a picture and I bet you'll get even more suggestions.

I cast another vote for your random placement idea.

It'll be such for to see what you get!

I don't think I've ever seen a 'messed up' quilt...... I'm with everyone else; you have made the quilt your own.:)

Just as an aside, Trip Around the World is awesomely easy as hand pieced starting with the single center square adding rounds (stairsteps) as you go and somewhat more involved in getting the placement correct when strip pieced by machine.

So try out that random placement and I think you'll get a really coool quilt!

sounds like a good plan to me -- or make pot holders, dog blankies, or donate to your quilt guild for someone else to figure out

hang in there. At least your are trying - i've stuck with small quilts because I'm too scared to even attempt a large quilt for fear of screwing it up and wasting all the time and fabric. We are always our own work critic and it is your art and expression and like someone here said "I don't think I've ever seen a bad quilt".

Oh I know your pain! I have been quilting for 40 years and have many times pitched blocks, rows and even almost finished tops across the room followed by very colorful phrases! I go back to them later and figure out how to do something entirely different with them. In the end, I have always liked my way better than what I was trying to do anyway! Tantrums are permitted... at least from my point of view!

I cannot thank all of you enough. Your advice got me out of one of the most rotten moods I can ever recall. I even declined to drive my husband to his special eye exam and am now remorseful for letting him sit that extra hour or so until is eyes get over the dilation. That's a bad spouse and I will have to make it up to him.

Chop it up, throw in the bad quilt box, whatever! Your support is what I needed most. While I awaited your responses, I went outside (cursing the fact we had come back from NH to southern IL to face blinding heat too early) and used a hedge cutter to mow down my garden and salvage the few plants the deer or the heat had not destroyed. Our gardener (neighborhood kiddo) just could not keep up and I understand completely but it was so disappointing. I whacked and was finally out of energy until now. I feel so much better.

While I was whacking, I finally came to the realization that the situation was hopeless but not serious (from my favorite prof). And I have all of you to be grateful for--thank you, my lovely sisters. And I will summons up the courage to post on this list serve whatever I come up with. Holding you all in the Light, Ginny