zozee

Jan, I learn something from you every time you explain a method. I like the 2sie /4sie concept for minimizing the matching points. Thanks, good teacher!

joe'smom

I take photos to make sure I get it right, and work from the wall one row at a time. I have to get up frequently anyway, so that works well for me.

AudreyB

This is what I do, too. As I stack the columns, I clip them with a clothes pin and write the column numbers s on them with a sharpie. This way I do not get the stacks confused.

Bree123

Like others, I lay it out on design wall & snap a photo.

I have a set of paper plates that I numbered with a Sharpie. I use them in 1 of 2 ways. First, if I have a tricky block, I will use a set just to get that one block pieced together. Then, once I have my blocks made, I'll re-use the plates and put one block on each plate in the order they need to be sewn together. If I have 5 blocks in a row, I will stack the plates together in groups of 5, or sometimes if I don't have room I'll use a paper towel as a row divider.

The paper plates are great because I can easily fit them into large Ziplock bags if I'm taking them with to a sew-in ... and can get them out just as easily.

amyjo

I use a calendar that I cut up into the number of rows that I have. then I take a stick pin and put it on the top of the row, line them up or stack them and start sewing. When I have a couple of rows sewed, I take and stick them up on board to make sure I am sewing them right and to see what the design will look like. Then if I don't like it I can change it before I get the whole thing sewn and discover I don't like it.

DOTTYMO

I use safety pins and overlap each seam slightly and take one pinned row at a time. Once all pinned rows sewn and back on wall no problem doing the other way one at a time from wall. I tried the sticky labels but they kept falling off.

Gay

Like 'roguequilter' I pin 2 block together from left to right, with the pin in the middle of the side, (so I don't confuse which sides to join).

Homespun

I pin one row of blocks to each other one . 1st to second, second to third, third to fourth.... and carry to machine and sew.

marshaKay

My LQS has pins with the numbers already engraved on them! I think you get like 60 pins, numbers 0-9, six each, for about $7.49. Larger, white, flat flower pins. Otherwise I just make my own small scraps of paper and pin them on.

susie-susie-susie

I use sticky notes. If they don't stick I pin them. I do one horizontal row at a time and press. Then when I sew the rows together, I do 2 and press, then sew 2 together and press. I recently did a queen sized quilt that was 14 x 14 blocks, and this method worked fine and I didn't have a very big quilt to press until the end. Made it much easier.
Sue