Originally Posted by
kindleaddict63
a method which basically kept the backing whole but allowed you to quilt a row of the quilt to the backing (with batting of course) then you sewed the next row to the previous row to the top of the quilt -add strip of batting then quilt it - and so on until you had it completed.
I have done this method but instead of a one-piece backing, I put backing strips on at the same time as the next top row, fold both strips down, add a strip of batting between them, quilt, and repeat with the next row. It works for me but I only stitch in the ditch or some type of straight line design for the quilting. Working your way down the quilt this way makes it easier, but you are still wrestling with the whole quilt at the bottom. I could never get the sashing or the blocks to match up when trying the strip joining method. So I started just adding row by row and it works better for me. I also use washable glue on both sides of batting strip to keep the strip of batting solidly in place between the two folded down top and backing rows so I can quilt the row without things shifting around.