I have the book and have tried a couple of the methods out - I like it, and the methods that are in it are different than the one you describe. I consider the money it cost well spent - which I can't say about every quilting book I've bought.
One method involves quilting the center first and attaching outer borders later. One involves using "covering strips" on the back, but not the front - that is, you can tell from the back that the piece is quilted in sections, but not the front (I think that is similar to Bonesteel's method, but there is less hand work involved). I'm using a variation of that to quilt a bed quilt for myself, but haven't worked on it in a few months.
Can't off the top of my head remember the others specifically.