hmm guess it depends on where I get put in the assembly line and what's being made. last bee they were sewing charity quilts- basically black on white and white on black 2 1/2 inch strips with a team color solid/tone on tone in the center position - they were more or less 'racing' which I HATE but we had red, turquoise, pink, and 2 other colors I can't remember- purple was one and something else - think there were 5 teams total. I arrived late and got put with a team and ended up pressing and trimming the squares and my machine never came out. I was told I could sew 'if I wanted to' but pretty much all the tables were taken up and then people would have to stop sewing and sort strips or trim/press. it got a little tiring after a while but I felt part of the effort. when we laid it out 2 ladies did the sewing and I wandered off to another table to chat and munch on the food offerings ;-) I usually sew on my own stuff at this bee and at least half the others do while others sew on charity stuff -t he quilter who organizes it does all charity stuff- not sure she even keeps any of her quilts - but I dont' like feeling pressured and this one everyone was sewing on the charity quilts. another time I got in the pillowcase lineup and of course it was quicker to sew than pin all that stuff...another was sewing wide strips together for charity quilts - 2 ladies were racing on their vintage machines and the rest of us kept feeding them strips and others pressed what had been sewn (nightmare because in the hurry there were seams missed in places that had to be fixed) but it was fun in spite of the errors.
overal I'd prefer to sew on something alongside someone I think