that is so me.. this quilt that I am working on now ( the top) has taken a year in the planning.. material, design, colors, ect. then it will take me three years to hand quilt it is a queen size quilt. this is the longest one Ihave made that took this long to plan - all without a pattern. I think I will go back to patterns- a lot faster and easier. I'm getting older - have to work faster- tee hee