I tried the Log Cabin assembly style and it was a disaster. I ended up doing each block individually. Sometimes I may do one step assembly style but then I get bored and need to mix it up.

Try working on a simple pattern and use the assembly method. Using this process on a complex block might be the issue

It's your quilt so you do what works for you. I'm not fussed on chain piecing. I find I start making small mistakes but added up they are A big one. You know what feels best for you. If the quilt police call don't answer the door.

Guess it is good that rhere is no quilt police...lol.

I'd switch back and forth for variety. When I get bored of one, then I go to the other method. If I don't want to think all the time, then I'd lay the pieces out & chain sew them. Then when I want to use the right brain, I'll stop & do 1 block at a time. I also have smaller projects, like the tissue covers, all cut out ready to go for when I want a break, really don't want to think or get tired of looking at the same project.

Yep, been there done that!.... Some I can, some I get to turned around and find myself using "Old Blue" aka my favorite seem ripper.

After the first one or two 'test' blocks I like to somewhat assembly line sew - but in small batches. So I might do six blocks at a time which moves things along but still gives a nice feeling of satisfaction upon completion. It also changes up the activities so I don't get bored/sore doing the same thing for too long. The only exception is cutting the pieces - if there are a lot of different fabrics involved, then after the test blocks, I cut everything out so I can pick and choose which part to work on next without having to layout/square up all the fabrics every time.

I had a hard time at first with it, because it seems so overwhelming.. Maybe try to do 5 at a time the move up to 10, but like others said, there are no rules it is your quilt, go at your own pace.. The idea is to have fun and enjoy what you are doing.

Isn't it wonderful how different we all are?
How boring the world would be if we were all little clones of the same person.
No matter how you go about piecing your blocks, if it makes you happy, it is the correct way.

I mostly chain sew because of the time and thread saved, but sometimes I just can't wait to see a finished block, so I go for it!

assembly line sewing sure does get you done. i always do a couple blocks 1st , to make sure they are the rite size.

I usually sew one block first. Then assembly line sew for that block section. Then after all the sections are assembly lined I finish up those blocks. The assembly line the other blocks or sections if I can. Then assemble that block or section. But I always make a block section first so I know I am sewing according to the directions and the way I want the block to work. Also another real good reason to use a design wall when its complicated doing one section at a time. The most important thing is that we enjoy the process how ever it works for us. Happy Quilting!

I have found a new hobby that I love. That is quilting. I could never catch on to the process of chain. When I finally think I got it, I don't care for it. I am in no particular rush on anything, and I love the process. I love watching my project grow. Not to be sarcastic, but, if I wanted to be on an assembly line, it would take the love away from me. I prefer to just take my time and enjoy what I do.

If I have never made that patten before, I make one block. and if I don't like it, it goes into the orphan block pile. No reason to cut 412 of anything until I know if it looks right. I also like to test the pattern. Some are horrendously off in their math, and waste fabrics.
So, I tend to make a block at a time, except for log cabin blocks, I string piece them.

Can't stand assembly line sewing and if I wanted that type of quilt, I would just go to J.C.Penney and but one.

I do both ways, depends on my mood and what else I've got going.

I assemply line sew my stack and whack quilts, and there is absolutely no comparison between them and a JC Penney quilt!!!

This gave me a chuckle. My Mammaw would sit in her chair, hand stitching blocks during her soaps and again in the evening. She did an assembly line type construction. She would sew the same piece on each block before she moved to another. This made it easier for her to track the pieces she was using. That was what worked for her and you sure weren't going to get what Mammaw made at JCP.

A person doing what causes them the least stress and most enjoyment does not take anything away from their artistry.

I love the chain piecing idea, because it saves thread, and less thread mess to clean up, and time. When I am working on a single block, I feed in leaders and enders where I would normally cut the thread. I just have pieces set aside for this, sometimes it is from the same project and sometimes not. I like to see a block made up, if all blocks are different, so I don't get the parts mixed up, but find the pieces I feed in between add up fast for a scrap clean up of half square triangles, or twosies, for 4 patch.

Do what works for you. I sometimes use the one block at a time method, sometimes assembly line sew. It depends on the block and my mood. LOL

There is no set rules on how to make a quilt. If you like making a block at a time...then do it that way. I Love making the single Irish chain...I sew the strip set...then do a block at a time also. If I don't...I make mistakes.

No assembly line sewing for me either

With some patterns that is the only way I can do it in order to have the block come out correctly.