My sis has this or one like it--not sure of the name of the one she has. So far, I have only done the flip and sew. It is so much easier to sew the blocks together. You only have a sashing on the front; the backs are butted up to each other. One day I will try doing this with a traditional block (as the larger piece) and figure a way to bring it around to the front (which would be the back of mine.