Progress on block 2

Hi,

I thought I would show you my progress on block number 2.
I still love my red background, but at the same time I start hating it because I find it very hard to sew. Seems it is very coarse and hard. It was purchased at a quiltstore, so it's not that.
So I am thinking what to do. Continue? But quilting it by hand will be ??? And quilting it by machine is absolutely not my cup of tea. Yet anyhow.
And then to think that the red fabric was meant to be the backing of a very beautiful handquilted quilt to be.
Or should i just leave it be. And start another pattern of Kim's.