I am a hand quilter. There is a technique where you make your blocks and cut your batting and backing in blocks to match. You do the quilting, using a machine would be much easier with these small blocks. When you put together your blocks you sew through all layers and add a strip to the back. The strip gets sewn down over the seam allowances in much the same way as binding a quilt. When you are done the back has strips horizontally and vertically.