The quilt that won't behave

I have been making a quilt for my sister.  I think I now hate this quilt....not because I don't like the top's design, in fact I think its quite nice.  But I hate it for a bunch of reasons - if this quilt was not supposed to be done for Carolyn, I would put it in quilt detention - those dark sealed tupperwares underneath my table, down in the basement, stashed around the house.  There it would stay, until it learned to shape up.

The quilt centre started out as some orphan blocks from another quilt.  Then many hours went into playing on EQ to figure out setting blocks and borders.   When I had it sewn with the first pieced border, I decided that this would a great quilt for Carolyn - but she wanted it bigger.  So more time spent figuring out a second border with the fabric I had - at this point the intent was to give it to her at Thanksgiving along with my other sister's quilt.  I do enjoy this process of designing a quilt and I enjoy seeing the finished result.

When it came time to quilt it - well, lets just say the quilt fought back every step of the way.  I have done so much sewing and so much ripping on this quilt.  I don't remember the last time I had a quilt that created ripples, pleats, and wobbles as much as this one.  I discovered poorly pieced pinwheel blocks hiding in the quilt (who made those? lol).

And now I have no love for it - I just want it gone - I have so many other tops I want to have fun with - including a winter/holiday wallhanging that I made that I wish I could be quilting.  But this sister just won't understand if I don't hurry up and give her this quilt - no substitutions allowed at this point!  (Because she knows that older sister already got hers, and she has seen it).

I think this darn quilt is part of the reason my get up and sew has gone - I haven't done any handwork - embrodery or applique - in the past few weeks, and in the past week I haven't even turned on a machine.  I think today is the day I have to conquer this quilt once and for all.