I don't really keep a good eye on the time it takes to finish a quilt. And because I work outside of the home, when I find a few minutes here and there you will always find me sewing away at home. I always have a number of different quilts going at the same time and am able to do much of my cutting at work during my lunch hour. I did recently take a fun workshop offered by our guild - to make a scrappy Log cabin quilt. What fun. 16 gals brought in their lights & darks (60 strips ea 1 1/2" x 22 in length) We mixed the lights in one bag and darks in another. Then we all took turns picking out the packs made up of 10 strips each and sat down to make our Log Cabins. We started this on April 3rd, my top was completed the next day, then I started in making the back with what was left over and using some contrasting fabrics to pull them all together. I did at one time have a long arm but didn't enjoy working with it (to restrictive for me) so I sold it and moved back to a long throated Pfaff to quilt my quilts with. Due to work my life in general (as for most of us) the quilt is now all pinned and ready for sewing. But the catch is I have to have it done by this Friday in order to take it with us to Yosemite. Keeping my fingers crossed