It just figures

I just finished machine quilting the one I call "Wild Thing" (see the post here) and wouldn't you know - the ugly ducking that fought me all through construction slid through the machine like butter, without a pucker or an argument. Since it had already caused me so much angst, I wasn't eager to invest much time on the quilting. I just did a geometric pattern all over in the ditch, and it looks pretty good, actually. Quilting improves even so-so design.