I love all the phases from choosing a pattern to shopping for fabric (the best part of that is when I can get my daughter to go with me!) to cutting and piecing and seeing the completed top up on my design wall to seeing someone's joy in receiving it. I admit, I have a fabulous LAQ who does all my quilts (but I am not wealthy!) and don't FMQ quilt, (tried many times and just sucked at it) but she has convinced me that I'm still a Quilter. I do bind everything myself and that is relaxing. I love contacting sewnsewer2 and working with her designing each label and finishing each quilt with something personal. The last stitch I put in is the final one attaching the label. Then I can give it away and make someone warm and happy. :-)