Binding is my favorite part of the quilt process. As I hand-stitch the binding on the quilt, I think of the person I am making it for and how much I love them, what I admire and respect about them, and what they have shown me.
For community service and charity quilts, I think similarly, trying to picture their face(s) as they receive what I've made and imagine how I have positively impacted their life in showing them that someone unseen and unknown cares about them. I have witnessed many of these faces, and many of them come back to me as deeply fond memories.