Carrie, I really don't see the problems you noted about not lining up. Would it help if you had a quilting friend to come over and work with you to make you more comfortable? Maybe you just lost your confidence in your skills. It might be that encouragement from another quilter would help you re-group. It does seem that sometimes, we just have something we can't seem to get excited about working on. Then, we hit another gear and take off, then results are astonishing! Good luck on completing. I know it will be beautiful and you will be so relieved to have it behind you.