OK you all asked for it. Finally got a pic:

Oh goodness - no wonder you're so disappointed - the piecing is so precise and neat, you must have worked hard on this.

I think the ones who've suggested tea-dying might be onto something.

You might also use white fabric paint with solid ¼" or ½" stars. Just mask off the areas you want to stamp and put the stars fairly close together. The areas in between them will still look pink from a distance, but the overall effect will be "white."

I hope you get some fun out of this, whatever way you go with it.

When I have this issue. I TEA die the quilt top and all the color take on a cream base. The quilt now has semetry and belongs together.
Jarenie

Tea die it. It will take the pink to a soft cream.

I think part of it is a case of not being what you expected when finished that makes you feel so bad. If you tea dye it, it will be beautiful, a more antique look with the cream background. The quilting on it is excellent! Thank you for sharing the picture! You do nice work!

I really like it the way it is, but I like the idea of tea dying it also. Very pretty either way! :thumbup:

Hmmm - I see that red fabric paint would not work with this, but the Tea dye idea could be the answer - it could become a tan/orange, not the desired patriotic quilt intended, but quite lovely and the quilting is wonderful. Could be a good excuse to start and new patriotic quilt!

Hang it in a narrow place, like a hallway! Or put on a bed in a very small bedroom!
Seriously. we all have had that happen, so if you can't stand it, perhaps you might like to give it to some veterans organization, perhaps for a raffle quilt for some good cause?
Jeannie

Coffee as a dye makes a little bit darker beige, because it has more darker pigment in it. It will dye white to about the color of this background.
Do you have a scrap to try a sample? Just dip it in your leftover breakfast coffee. Dry and iron!

If everybody says tea dying is the why to go, it's such a pretty quilt don't let it upset you.

I like the tea dye idea.

I use the peep-hole, too. My kids love to take pictures, so my camera isn't always easily found. But that wonderful peep-hole never grows legs!

Okay. Now I understand. Paint or crayon wouldn't work on that. If you try the tea, send another picture please. You did beautiful work on the quilt. I'm amazed at what you did in a short amount of time.

Jan, that is beautiful. I love it. Okay you can just send it to me and I'll give it a good home :thumbup:

Oh Jan, I'm so sorry. I'd be disappointed too.

My painting teacher told me it's called "using the 10 foot rule."
Sorry you are so disappointed.

JMAbby...only a Cairn owner knows! LOL...our SaraLee (Cairn) does the funniest things!
Marge

Binoculars held the wrong way round can give the same effect. I'm happy that I have my digital camera - it's really an advantage we have over women who quilted in the past. I often take pictures of different colour arrangements or setting options, thus I can compare different arrangements.

Edited to add, that I forgot to mention that I like the quilt and would follow up on the tea dye idea. I hope you will show us the result if you try it.

Ohhhh, I'm so sad for you. That's a good lesson learned for all of us. I hope I remember it in the future, :cry:

Young Man's Fancy, I'd know that pattern anywhere. Tea dye it. At this point you can only learn from it. Personally, I like it as is.

Tried tea dying some scraps; don't think I'll do it. The "pink" was toned down nicely and I like that but it covered the white stars in the navy fabric.
Solution: I scrunched it up and draped it over a chair arm. You guys rock: thanks for the suggestions and compliments.
If I helped one person "step away" and avoid this happening, it was worth it!

I bought a Design Reducing Glass for that very reason. I have used it many times and it has saved me from making mistakes with color and design.

Happy for you that you found a solution!

I've found the same problem when I'm looking at fabric prints up close and then when they get in the quilt and I'm looking at it from across the room, they appear totally different.

I hope you've made peace with this quilt by now. It's a very pretty quilt, and if you didn't have red/WHITE/blue in your mind you would never think that the pink was an error.

It's just beautiful. You do great work. I hope you can come up with a plan, if you do tea dyeing it would give it all a darker "americana" kind of a feel I bet.

You know, I like it the way it is. It didn't turn out the way you expected it to, but it is still a great quilt! I am glad you have found a way to accept it. I was going to suggest putting it up for two weeks and getting it out then. You'd sort of be looking at it with new eyes.