I'm a quilter. I load a top on the longarm almost as soon as I finish piecing it. It may sit there for a few days while I decide how I want to quilt it, and I may start piecing another top in the meantime. But I almost never have a finished top waiting to be quilted. As soon as the quilting is finished I start the binding, and usually finish that within a day or two. There is a quilt on my frame right now, half quilted, and I'll work on it some more today. I don't have another top started, but I've pulled several patterns and fabrics to help me decide what's next.