I use to have one I was working on at a time, but if I got bored with it, it sat for weeks. Now, I have several in different stages. I may not feel like sewing on the machine but I feel like hand quilting while I'm watching the tube. Or looking through my books for the next one or planning on paper or cutting one out. It seems I bounce around between them daily. Some times I work on several that day and other times I spend time on just one. I also have one for road trips that I can piece in the car or on a plane. What I try not to do is buy material without a plan. I do the fat 1/4s but I don't buy large cuts with out something in mind. Some people start with material and find a pattern to use it in, I start with a pattern and buy fabric. I don't have the room for a large stash.