I'm already tired of it!
 

I am about halfway through a SAS that I have had in the UFO stack for several years. I bought all the material, started one corner (the green blocks) and put it away for when I had "more time." It doesn't have a recipient, just me. I think they are beautiful and wanted to do one. Now I realize they are very repetitive, seriously demanding on accuracy, and require LOTS of pieces! This one is disappointing for 2 reasons, outside of the labor required. It's too white and the theme fabric is overwhelmed by the solid colored diamonds. Wish I'd reversed the fabrics. You can see the edge of the dark teal. There is a purple band between the dark teal and the dark blue. The dark blue is not spatially correct. It's actually the lower right hand corner. I know several of you have made this pattern. Any suggestions or encouragement at this stage?

WoW, that's really pretty -- if it were me and i learned enough lessons from it and i couldn't bring myself to finish it, i would make a wallhanging out of it OR it's off to the donation box!...LOL .....you're not alone -- i've got a STACK of UFOs!!! i've just forgotten where they are!

I like it! Different from the other ones I've seen. I like repetition. It has a tendency to grow to almost perfect. Really like how it's turned out so far.

I have balled up a UFO before and threw it in a donation box and have never felt guilty about it. It sounds like it's time for you to do the same.

You could always complete it and then dye it?

I think you are just too close to it. If you add a border in color to the quilt it wouldn't seem so "white". I think this quilt has a great potential. Another suggestion, have another project that you can switch when you get tired of working on this one. Hope you finish this one, I think it's beautiful.

I think it's beautiful as well! I also think that you can plan your quilting to accent the focus fabric and really make it pop. I love the white and hope you decide to finish it. I think Emma is right... Maybe take a little break from it and work on something else until you can look at it with fresh eyes.

I think it's going to be gorgeous! I love the color change from top l corner to bottom r corner! Work on it bit by bit with other projects at the same time. I don't think you'll regret finishing it. We all get burned out like that, because quilts take so long to complete. I have 5 projects in the works right now, for that very reason.

Are you saying the unfinished portion not on the design wall will be a purple? do you have enough of your focus fabric to replace the purple with that? I think it is beautiful so far and will be lovely if you complete it even with the purple. The white is a perfect canvas to show off some intense quilting.

You could also ask if anyone on this board would like to have it to finish. I'd be first in line. I think it is lovely, but if you finish it and find you still don't like the color blend you could pick up some fabric paint or markers to add some interest to the solid patches to get the gradation the way you'd prefer. It should be easy, given the random pattern in your print patches.

White would be considerably toned down if the quilting were done in green, blue or teal. I personally find that an extremely attractive quilt, both colors and pattern. Good luck with whatever you decide.

LOL I like it. I was thinking you might want to trade with me for an unused kit from Connecting threads but it has a similar problem, lots of white with not blue but pink. I see what you are saying about the colors. I do like the look of repetitiveness but it can be overwhelming and endless to work on. Maybe just work on it 20 minutes a day or just lay it aside for now. Quilting is supposed to be fun!

Agree with Emma....it is going to be stunning when it is finished. I would also consider having different project to do when it you weary of it. It doesn't matter how long it takes.

Okay for me the green does not flow. The blues are all playing nice. I would replace the green with pale blue or lt and medium yellows. Then allow the blues to flow. For borders I would do yellow at the top left then flow the colors around the center. I would bind in dark blue. I would also work on one block a day. Only one a day, you will be surprised how quickly it gets finished. Then reward your self by working on something you love to do every time you work on it. Luann

This is going to be stunning. I love the color changes!

I think it looks great, when I first saw it I thought, wow what a quilt! It is up to you, but I bet you will love it when you get it done. Good luck

Another thought, you could whack it up into smaller pieces and put it back together again for an art project.

I think this is looking great. I love a quilt with lots of white, and there's no fresher combination than blue and white, imo. If you think you really won't want to continue with it, maybe give it to someone who does like it and will finish it?

I think this is absolutely beautiful. I am so sorry you are discouraged with it. Please put it away for awhile or give it to someone to finish, don't throw it to anyplace where you do not know what is going to happen to it. But thank you for posting. I had thought about doing this for my niece. Guess I will not.

Wow, I think it is pretty. Quilting it appropriately would make it just pop. Beautiful.

Make it into several baby or lap quilts. That's what I do with projects that are not going anywhere. You finish it in small pieces, someone gets a nice lap quilt, you don't feel guilty about throwing something away.

I don't have an issue with your colors or the perceived lack of contrast from focus to background fabric. Not everything has to come out and hit you in the head color wise. tim in san jose

Maybe give it to your quilting fairy?! LOL! Just kidding, I just read another thread about which job you would give if you had a quilting fairy! I'm sure we've all been there, done that. I have donated several tops finished and unfinished and I don't feel bad about it. Only you can decide whether you are gonna bite the bullet and be determined to complete it, ........or not. So far, I think it is and will be a very pretty quilt!

Personally I think it is beautiful I love everything about it

Wow, the colors in that are beautiful and the fancy edging, very nice! If you can manage to finish it, you might love it or someone will.

I think it is beautiful. But, I know the feeling. I just pieced one that I simply did not like my color choices. But my DDIL loved it, so I will quilt it for her and I'm glad to know it's going to a good home and that it's not going to waste. But I sure don't like it and had a terrible time making myself finish it.

I also like it. I am assuming the teal is going to blend to the dark navy. I like the rainbow effect. Finish it. I think you will learn to love it. If not, send my way, ha ha

Oh please finish it - it's beautiful. Keep working at it, a little at a time and you will be rewarded with a treasure.

I really love your quilt top.

Remember how it is quilted and with what color of thread[s] can also make a really big difference.

My LA group was given a charity quilt to finish. It was low contrast and close to being ugly. One of the quilters took it and livened it up using different colors of quilting thread and highlights. We loved it after she had finished the quilting.

AliKat's comment was just what I was thinking. It's easy to get tired of a project, but yours is beautiful. Quilting will make it even more so.

Frankly I don't see anything terribly wrong with it. It tends to grow on you. Go ahead and finish it. You'll always be glad you did. Gift it to a friend. It is nice. Go ahead.
Donna

Thanks for all the encouragement. I have 2 laps and a twin ready to quilt. I think I'm going to set up the smaller machine for piecing the SAS and leave the big one set up for quilting. That way I can switch back and forth. I finished cutting out the white for the teal rows so I'll just piece a little, quilt a little, piece a little, quilt a little cheep! cheep! cheep! piece a little more! (From The Music Man for those who think I've completely lost it by now. Maybe I have.)

I think you are being much too hard on yourself!. I think it is very pretty in lots of ways. hen you get the rest of it assembled I think your fears will disappear. Don't give up too soon.

I think this quilt is gorgeous. I love the clean, fresh colors. Reminds me of the ocean. It makes me want to curl up with it on a sun porch with a good book and a cup of coffee.

I think you are just at that stage in a quilt that you cannot see the end result. It seems overwhelming to finish. It won't be as white or as flat feeling once it is all assembled. Once it is quilted, it will all come alive and I think you will fall in love with it.

I think it is beautiful too. Stay with it. Don't quit.

Wow,that's pretty. I haven't made a lot of quilts. But have already have learned that they change,and only become more beautiful when quilted. But, I don't know SAS pattern either. So in my mind I'm not comparing it with that at all.

I think it is really pretty, but I like lots of white contrast in a quilt! repetition can get old, so I usually have 2-3 quilts going at the same time to switch it out. However, I think you said you have had this as an UFO already for several years-----so if you are having a really hard time continuing with it, get rid of it!!! Life is too short to spend a lot of time on something you hate!!! Can you find someone to give it to that would enjoy working on it?????

OMG.....I have a SAS in a UFO box...almost exactly the same color families you are using...I know how you re feeling...but I am not ready to toss it yet...but not ready to get back to it either lol.

Judy in Phx, AZ

Complete it!

You won't be sorry....it will be gorgeous!!!!!!!

Seriously!!!!

Hang in there. This is going too be such stunning quilt. Maybe just allocate a bit of your sewing time every other day, maybe the goal is to make one block or partial block and then go on to something more fun.

Please don't talk yourself out of finishing this! Your fabrics go together amazingly well, and there is such good contrast between everything -- even the white that seems to bother you too much. If you ever sit on a beach and watched the waves as they crash to the shore, you will see the blue and green and aqua colors in your quilt as the sun reflects off the water. The white reminds me of the foam on the water. I can definitely see the movement of the waters in your magnificent quilt. Please! Please! Please! Take a break from it, yes, but do finish it.

I'm sorry you are disappointed in this QIP; I think that if/when you finish it and some super quilting done on it, it will be gorgeous. Normally, I'm not a big fan of lots of white in a quilt, but as Feline Fanatic wrote ... your white areas are perfect for some quilting magic. Also, I think the fabric colors look just fine where they are.