I really enjoy picking the fabrics after deciding on a pattern. Most of my quilts are given away and made with the particular person in mind. I sometimes enjoy the cutting, but really get excited once I get it on the frames. I work VERY slowly, because I am vision impaired, with sight in only one eye. It takes me months to hand quilt a large quilt, but is fulfilling . Baby quilts and lap quilts I normally do on my machine. That's a switch, isn't it.