My favorite process is designing and drawing. I started appliqueing my children's sweatshirts. Then I made 9 larger squares with beach themes that I planned out. My only regret is using flat bed sheets for the edging strips. My SIL was helping me save money, "They're cheaper than fabric!" Boy, was she right. 20+ years later, it is wearing thin on the edges.
I say that my quilts don't look like your grandmother's quilts. I don't follow patterns. I wanna make "one of a Kind" quilts.
So many ideas...so little time...