This is a hard one to answer. Personally I think it should be finished. First you need to ask yourself. How will this project effect my relationship with my family? And also is it worth it? If you say yes go for it. If you say no I wouldn't then. It's up to you.

I would definately take her feelings into consideration...but all the while, maybe she her how you intend to finish it, and the materials, etc...kind of see if you can motivate her that way, and ask her wouldn't she like to see it finished? Maybe she would like it when it's done?

I would finish the quilt. Bless her heart! She must have loved it or would not have used the energy to work on it.

We have a crocheted doily begun by my great great grandmother that was to be hexagons attached to a center hexagon. It's missing two hex's but it is a treasured heirloom to my family. Of course, we can't use it the way it is. If we kept that, imagine how nice it would have been to have something completed that we could display. FINISH it! You have the skill and your great grand would have finished it if she'd been able.

I think it would be great to have a quilt that my grand mother started and it would kind of be like you two did it together. I'm a grandmother and would love it if after I passed my baby girl would finish one of my quilts. What an honor.

If she died while working on it, she was doing something she was happy doing. She obviously wanted it completed. I'm sure she would be glad for you to do it and think of it in a positive way, not negative. She was making it with love so finish it the same way.

I am finishing my Grandmothers SBS that she started in the late 1920's and my DD and DGS wife are helping me....there was bad feeling associated with this quilt back in the 30's because evidently my grandmother insisted that each of her daughters do two blocks.....i remember as a child my aunt calling the quilt top "that d---- thing" but it is a joy now, and maybe it will welcome to the world my greatgrandaughter some day in the future.

the top was completed, sashings, borders, etc. in the 1930's and DD found a print that goes with it for the binding. The backing will be cream kona and i will quilt it the way it is marked on several of the blocks (lots of luck that the marking will ever come out)

I agree.

I'd think that it would be a "legacy" piece. It would be a real connection to your grandmother, part of her spirit is in it since she selected the piece as well as the colors.

I disagree with your Mom....what a lovely tribute to your great grandma...finish the quilt.