marti mitchell writes a great book using this method the book is called week-end log cabins by marti mitchell.I made 3 of them 2 king size bed spreads and 1 couch throw. instead of every block i devide my quilt up in 3rds and do this method this way i can machine quilt all i want with out fighting the whole quilt.i always admired the quilting but always seemed to get puckers so i tryed this way and haven't gone back to usins full backing since. hope this helps. patty