Ngeorgia

No idea on fixing but I think the problem is the top on the tree doesn't have any white around it and it runs into the sashing so it isn't defined as a tree.

joe'smom

I like the simplicity and the clean lines. I'm not sure it lends itself to anything too cutesy or fussy, but it has great potential for some inspired quilting. Maybe a backing and binding with some pizzazz?

letawellman

I don't know if you have a long arm or not, but I KNOW I've seen a panto of a bear walking thru the woods. I think that would really complement the quilt, without overwhelming it. And, BTW, I DON'T think this is a "blah" quilt. Even if you don't have a longarm, you could still get the panto and use a light table to trace the panto on the quilt and finish it on your DSM.
Here's a link to a "close out" price for the panto: http://www.sewthankful.com/BearEtcPantoPattern.html

Geri B

For what you have as a pattern, your top is not blah, it is good.....I think when you quilt it it will become "more alive" to you.....but I would also not overdo that part....

GemState

I kept scrolling down, hoping you would get the picture posted, and expecting something 'blah' as described by you. I think it is very, very nice. The quilting will be the finishing touch!

youngduncan

Your precise workmanship makes this quilt pop as it is. Quilting it with variegated thread will add some more dimension to it, but please don't make it too "fussy." This guy thinks it is just fine as it is.

twinkie

If you really want to (I don't see a thing wrong with it), try to find some pine cones on a brown background and do an additional border.

matraina

Maybe you should ask a young grandchild or niece/nephew (LOL). I know what you mean about being computer illiterate.

joym

I too think Christmas oranents...

callen

I don't think it's blah at all. I agree that with quilting you are going to see an entirely different finished quilt. Sometimes we overwork things when it was fine to begin with. IMHO