You can!!! Just watched Eleanor Burns on RFD tv last night and caught the last five minutes of finishing the Almanac Quilt.
EB, at the end of the show, demonstrated sewing blocks to batting, (whole piece or large enough for quilt & borders) and added a block at a time in rows. So lay block on batting right side up, place sashing right side down at bottom of block, sew, flip sashing, smooth, press, pin down, add next block, right side facing sashing and so on down the row. Outside full length sashings take care of themselves, but my dog started making that weird noise before they barf so I ran with her to back door. Missed width sashing between rows. This was like the 13th show and they may rerun it. Anyhow she sewed the backing fabric to top and batting and turned it right side out (birthed) thru opening, straightened, sewed opening and straightened pinned and stitched around quilt edge. So anyway you do all your stitch in the ditch quilting as you lay down each block. Do double check for steps and method.
Your library might have a copy of her book as she shows step by step in her books. Check half.com, ebay, amazon for used copy. YES YOU CAN.