I like piecing the top once I decide on a pattern. But if I have fabric I REALLY love, I can dither forever in choosing just the PERFECT pattern.....which doesn't exist, of course. Once I'm committed, I'm fine; it's having too many choices before I begin that tends to undo me! I blame this indecision on mild OCD and just try to put up with it.
When I first began quilting I loved the cutting. It was so different from cutting out clothing patterns and the preciseness of the ruler and rotary cutter appealed, again, to my OCD, I think, and I loved the process. Now, I'm less patient with the cutting and just want to get it done so I can put all the pieces together!