Originally Posted by quiltluvr
I have a book on over 250 blocks and in their directions each piece is cut out individually and sewn back together. For some patterns that's all well and good, but tell me why would I want to individually piece a 9 patch together instead of sewing strips then cutting??
I have a lot of books like that. I started quilting early 80s, every piece was cut out individually. Rotary cutters weren't used that much. I bought my first rotary cutter in 1985, to make a trip around the world, cutting and sewing strips, that is all we used the rotary cutter for. That was considered very innovative then. LOL