It was so much fun to make! Too see all the different fabrics, wow, can you image having all that in your stash!!! LOL. The patience came from me not stressing out on my baby dog Luckie who we found out (2 weeks ago) has a heart murmur, so on the 18th I take her back to the vet to check if it's still there and then take it from there. Also, when packages started coming in, I didn't want to let anyone down by putting this off, so I just started sewing daily.