I love the planning stage the most. Drawing out the design on grid paper, deciding on colors, shopping stash, and getting everything laid out for the cutting. Then the real work begins. I used to hate making the sandwich but recently realized that I was just afraid of messing up the quilting. Now that I am gaining confidence in quilting, I don't mind the basting either. My DF taught me how to make flanged binding and even binding is a breeze now.