Originally Posted by Peckish
Slightly off-topic but still relevant - I have a technique for sashing that I really like. Sometimes it's hard to get the blocks lined up straight on the sashing, so I prefer to add sashing to each block. Instead of sewing long strips between each row, sew a border of sashing to each block. Here's a picture showing what I mean:
http://www.seamstobeyouandme.com/wor...06/Lynette.jpg
That was what I was trying to tell her by adding the sashing strips to the lower edges of each block before sewing them together. So much simpler IMO!
After these blocks are set together, it's very simple to see where a few additional sashing strips will need to be added to complete the quilt.
And, IMO, counting those bottom strips as part of the finished block pattern is only logical. That way you can make one determination of how many blocks-----------rather than how many blocks and "allow how much space for sashing??"
Corner stones are just treated as any other measurement.