Theo looks like a big help. My kitty, Shayna, helps with all stages. She walks over the fabric choices, giving her opinion on which ones to put in the quilt. Then she teases me with her tail when I cut (I have to be careful to boot her off the cutting table first). When I sew, she has to anchor the fabric I'm trying to work with. I have two baskets in the room that are reserved for her. Sometimes, when she gets tired of me pushing her away, she will lay in one!