WMUTeach

This may be painful, but if you dislike it that much, the solution may be to give it away. It will please some one else. As witnessed by what we see on this QB, one quilter's yuck is another quilter WOW! It will warm the heart and body of someone else and release you from trying to make this one please you.

Normabeth

I would give it another border with one of the colors in the print fabric

kittiebug

If you take it to a Longarmer it will come to life . A good design would be Tickle Too in red thread.
I did a quilt for a girl , her quilt was blue and cream when I quilted it she loved it. It did come to life.

Good luck

jamannix

Misty - Your quilt is really well done -it reminds me of some of the civil war quilts with muted fabrics. You should
probably not change anything but if you really want to liven it up, then I agree with Billi's suggestion.
Add a floral border and fussy cut some of the flowers in the border print to appliqué in either the cream or the navy sections.
I personally would simply quilt it and set it aside. If it still doesn't appeal to you then donate it or sell it on eBay.
Still it is an achievement and I can understand your not wanting all that work to go to waste.

Best of luck - Judy

julybaby8

I agree that a touch of red, maybe the border, would brighten it up.

Debbie C

How about a pop of yellow in the border followed by the dark blue?

illinois

Totally agree with all who have said to go ahead and quilt that. Love your quilt! I wouldn't add a thing except batting, a back and binding.

Grammahunt

Nice quilting in the plain blue with a contrasting color will draw the eye to that pattern and can make the quilt secondary. Check out what Cindy Needham does.

matraina

I don't know why you hate it. I think it's very pretty.

AnnaF

Get it quilted and find it a new home!!!