Happens to me all the time, but by time I finish the project it has grown on me. I think both pictures look great!

I like the darker color in the second picture. It gives it more color. I think your dark border will change how it looks too. :-)

I like the the pop of color in the 2nd one.

I think maybe it is the layout of the squares since they don't "follow" a pattern that might be what you think is "off". Flip them around a few times so the pinks aren't all touching in some areas and see what you think.

Of course rolling it up for awhile sounds soooo tempting too.

You could try playing around with different arrangements for your blocks. Are you committed to setting them on point? What about trying them out with a wide sashing between them?

I think that possibly the thing you are not liking is that the brown is high contrast, while the other fabrics are rather blended, so you end up focusing on the randomly placed chunks of brown. The fabrics are lovely, the idea of using large pieces is good, given the fabric line. You have all the elements there for a very pleasing quilt. Maybe just play around with the blocks some more to see if different arrangements make you happier.

RST

Sooner or later I always don't like something I am working on More often than not, I end up liking it when I finish it.

Yeah, I know...no help at all. I like the second picture better....but the quilt is yours. You need to make it work for you.

I like the top picture.

How about (I'll see if I can explain this): Use the idea with the green around the edges. Inside each of the green pieces, place a triangle of the raspberry. Place the raspberry pointed inward and up against the edge of the quilt.

Yes, it does happen that you aren't crazy about what you have started. I think we all have that happen. But....if you really don't like it, I can give you my snail mail address and you can send it on over! I really like it.
When it comes to the setting triangles - why not use both colors. It gives the rest more color and I think it looks great like that.

I have one right now that is getting scraped and re use the fabric, just not feeling it any more.

I like the lighter color better and I think if you add a brown border it will be one beautiful quilt... Don't give up on it. If you don't like the finished product, you can always donate it to charity. I know someone would love to own this lovely quilt.

That's why I have several projects in various states of completeness. With my rather short attention span, I often need to put bigger projects aside for a time and return later. As far as the colors, I personally prefer the darker, because it really makes the edges pop. Keep quilting.

Personally I think it is very pretty. You could go ahead and finish it, to get the practice then donate it. I am sure someone would absolutely love it.

I have a quilt that I just didn't like. But I pushed through it, got it quilted and then I did the binding and now I like it.

I would put that magenta around the whole outside! Love it! I think your quilt is great! Is there going to be an outside border? What is it going to be?

The first lay out is safe and traditional. The second one is WOW POP ZAM. I also think, without seeing it, that the brown border will go great with the magenta!

I think you are doing fine and on the right track. If you can ask yourself questions and make choices through the process while working on it your doing great!
peace

I like the first one better. You might feel differently once you add a couple of borders to it. That can make all the difference in the world. I just finished a top that I felt the same way about. I thought the one I did was very blah (it was a kit). I had extra from the back, so I added that as borders and it does make a big difference. Maybe if you lay some fabrics out with it you will feel differently. If not, put it aside and go back to it another day. You can always donate it if you still don't like it.

I think its stunning, I like the first one best. Mostly I get disappointed in my sewing -- not the quilt itself!! I tend to have a 'get it done' attitude once I have started..

The light is better for me ...Hope this helps!

Yes, I too have had an ugly haunting me. Just couldn't love it. And I even hauled it through two moves. Well, last week I looked at it again, still didn't love it and didn't love it enough to even finish it to donate. So I put it in a plastic trash bag, walked it to the dumpster and put it in. Walked away with such a weight off my shoulders. Didn't realize how that quilt had been weighing me down. Love my sewing room now that the quilt is not lurking in there.

I think the dark fabric overwhelms the other lovely fabrics.If you could replace the dark, I'd keep the yellow. But that's just my opinion & it's your quilt.Good luck with whatever you decide.

the dark sets off the lights.

Love the top. IMHO, I don't like the picture with the "redish purple." Red and green are complementary colors on the color wheel, but your lovely greens have a lot of yellow and is a nice "warm" tone. Your reddish purple has blue in it an seems from the computer to read as a "cool" color. If you used something more along the line of a darker peach on the color wheel over to a warmer red, you will see a big difference. The one thing I think is nice is the all green seems to float and is beautifully harmoneous - called analygous. If you add the other color, your eyes will be drawn there and it will distract from the analygous web you have created. I would suggest the dark red as an inner, first binding before a similar greenish border.

Regarding being stuck....I have 2-3 projects always going at once. I wake up and see which one I feel motivated to work on each day. You WILL get sick of it otherwise and be stiffled. Or, if you have a quilting budy or belong to a guild, you can show it to them and ask suggestions. If all else fails, put it neatly away for a week and put your energy in something new. Bring it back out and it will speak to you in a new way.

I like the light triangles. I like the top but I also think why you might not like it is because there is not enough contrast between some of you r colors. Like the pink prints, you almost don't realize it is two different prints.

I haven't read all the other posts so forgive me if this is a repeat.
Sometimes the same thing happens to me- and sometimes if I put it away for awhile I come back to it and realize I do like it- sometimes not.
No matter what- you've gained experience, increased your skills so nothing is a total waste. That's how I look at it :D
I think it's beautiful both ways but I'm not you! :D
And here's a big HUG
Sue

I don't see why you don't like it, either. I like the green better, but I like both.

Just put it aside for a little while and work on something else. Sometimes we just get tired of working on something and it makes us think we don't like it. I have 2 of these projects sitting in the closet right now.

Oh, I like the top picture the best. Once this is quilted and bound, I have a feeling you are going to LOVE it! :D :D :D

I really like the second pic it brings out the colors. When you are done you will like it.

I love this! It is absolutely georgeous! Wanna sell it to me?
I'll buy it :D

First of all, I like the lighter setting triangles better, and next to that, I really like your quilt! It is a very pretty quilt, so finish that puppy up, and be proud, be very proud. You have come too far to stop now. When you are finished with it, and still don't like it, put it away for a while. You will probably like it the next time you see it! :)

I think your colors aren't balanced. If you re-arrange the blocks, you might like it better.

I love the blocks. They are very pretty. I think I would go with a different color for the outside edges. Hard to tell what color though without seeing it in person. Its going to be very nice when you are done. Put it away for awhile, then come back to it.

Yes, I have felt this way and put it aside for a little while. I do like the red/fushia in the quilt. Makes the center show up more. Give yourself a break and have a cup of tea.

I personally think the way you have that layed out in the second photo is beautiful. I would do it like that and even bind it in the dark.

Looks like a disappearing nine patch or something like it? I made one out of all beiges and I hate it too. Maybe it's the pattern and not the fabric. At any rate, I like the first picture better. Why not finish it off and give it to a nursing home or hospital?

I have the same feelings as you many times. Many are saying put it aside, but being new to quilting, I think you should finish it. It is too easy to put things aside and not finish. You will be surprised how much you will like it once you add borders and quilt it. By the way I think it is lovely and I like the light.
Really, I bet you will love it too when it is finished.

The second one is really pretty. Somehow the darker color pulls it together. You're so close to finishing now, go for it. I'm sure you'll get some great compliments on it.

I like the first picture you posted the best...definitely worth finishing...great job!

The lighter makes it look bigger, i like that one better but both are very pretty. Go ahead and finish it and you may be surprised at how much you really like it. It is going to be beautiful

this really looks very good! maybe you've been looking at it too long. maybe its in the wrong room; sometimes the wall colors dont make your project pop - maybe look at it in another area of your home.
I keep the things I "love to hate" for a bit and if they still dont make me happy I pass them on to ant quilter who thinks theyc an make something out of them - one person's ufo is anothers masterpiece. sharet

LOVE THE 2ND ONE

I quite like the first one. The second pink is too out of keeping with the colours in the quilt. What I think it needs is a 6" border around the entire quilt after it is framed by a darker peeper. Then I think you may see that the certain something that you don't like is that the quilt looks unfinished. All the best with it.