Thanks I will give it a try.

What a great idea!!! I just finished making on of Ditter's string quilts and loved doing a quilt as you go! This offers another option! Thanks for posting such a great tutorial!

I am new at quilting as you'll be able to tell when I explain my problem. I like foundation piecing so I decided to try a quilt as you go quilt. now all my blocks are finished but I made a very huge dumb mistake. I have squared all my blocks to 9" but doing that cut off all extra material and batting...so how am I going to put it together! HELP Please.

I did the same thing on a king-sized quilt and all I did was sash it all and it worked beautifully. I didn't quilt the sashing either.

Thanks so much for the super tutorial!!

I love your tute. I finally understand how to quilt as you go. Then I read this is the Betty Cotton Theory. I did purchase the book for the jacket and tote, but I missed the demo. Book was not clear to me without a demo. I was going to search for a video.
Thank you!

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. Bookmarked ✔

Hi Linda:

Have a look at Ditter's string quilt tutorial: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60764-1.htm
Scroll down until she talks about joining the blocks. You cut sashing strips for the front and the back and join them that way (with your blocks squared up just like you did) Keep us posted how you do or if you have any questions. Oh, and we would love to see your quilt when you get it finished!!
Linda

Nolee,
Did you put batting between your sashing strips? I guess that's what is confusing me, and also if I machine sew the sashing on three sides, won't I have to hand stitch the final seam?
I know I must sound dumb to all you long time quilters, but I also am a visual learner, and I just can't seem to get it all in my head.
Linda

Quiltmania,
Thank you soooo much for sending me to Ditter's tute. This is the exact quilt I'm working on for my first quilt, except king size, which was probably a mistake. Now after looking at Ditter's tute the light bulb came on and I think I might be able to finish my quilt. Thanks, again!
Linda