My thought would be to finish and quilt it, and give it to someone for Christmas (colors so perfect) because if the recipient is a quilt policewoman, she will love it because you gave it to her. But if you are "full up to here" with it, my next advice would be to give it as is to a bunch of ladies who sit around in the church social room quilting who might put a number on it, and draw for winning it.

Most people who sell on ebay are very up front about what they are selling. To her/him they probably thought they did a good job on the top and obviously you thought it was pretty enough to bid on. I would put it back together, test to make sure the color doesn't run, sandwich it and quilt it. You just might just find that even though it is not a "perfect" quilt, it's a quilt that you like..oh you you can always give the piecing technique it's own name which would make it truly unique and one of a kind..IMHO..

There is no way I would ever take it apart, but checking for bleeding BEFORE you do any more work on it is a great suggestion. If there is no bleeding I would just sandwich it and quilt it and keep it around as a reminder not to purchase someone elses top, especially from ebay.

Me, too. And I would name it "Lesson Learned".

I had a pair of shoes I spent big $$$ on about 30 years ago, only to find that they KILLED my feet. Kept them in my closet for years to remind me that if a shoe doesn't fit right when I try it on, it will not fit right when i wear it. It was definitely a lesson learned.

On any given day I might decide this could go in the trash....on the other hand, I love the red and white. So much depends on how much patience you can muster.

I give you credit for wanting to try to fix it. I would roll it up and put it away because I do not have that much patience! You are off To a
great start!!!

If this happened to me I would pack it up and bring it to a local thrift shop, labeling the parcel "for someone who likes a challenge" or "this can be used for scrap material." I know of many quilters who look for scraps of material, any kind of cotton fabric at local thrift shops. And, believe it or not, there are those out there who love to pick apart sewn pieces to make scraps. The best thing for me would be to say good bye to it and get it out of the house so I can put effort into something I enjoy. Someone will love what you've brought to the thrift store.

Very curious indeed! I agree with Tartan and SouthPStitches.

Please tell us what you decide to do --as I am interested. I am the one at church that gets to finish these unfinished
projects. Think this could be a very beautiful quilt if washing does not bleed the red. I am also retired and known to be very patient.

I as a beginner agree, she is a beginner and couldn't figure out how to finish the quilt up & thus put it up for sale. I am working right along her line of quilting and learning as I go, be kind and remember we beginners as we try to figure things out.
Jeri