Originally Posted by margecam52

You know, you could just do the zigzag down the center of each sashing, instead of the seams of each block. that would give you a larger design motif area....just ignore the blocks and put the motif in the area each zigzag square creates.

You asked what problems you might encounter when doing this. Without stabilizing first, there will be sections of unquilted area on the backing...may cause the backing to shift and depending on if it's a solid or print...may be really visible. You may get pleats in some of the motifs, etc. Stabilizing will help prevent all these.

You could just pin with safety pins, every corner of each block, and in the sashing every 6 inches or so....and remove as you go...that may work...especially if you don't want to segregate each motif.