Originally Posted by
dunster
Marti Michell's book, Machine Quilting in Sections, describes several different methods of quilting in sections. I don't remember any method that involved doubling the batting.
I use her method of making three sections of top/batting/back and then sewing them together after quilting. Works well for me using my Viking Rose. Sometimes I even add a border all the way around after putting the sections together. This works really well for samplers - I can do each block in the strip a little differently.
I have also quilted individual blocks and then sewed them together but it's a little tiresome when you have a lot of blocks to put together.