I found a great quilt tutorial on quilt as you go. It's a video by Leah Day. It really makes joining the blocks look easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_lwOfZWM8 I might try putting my blocks together like this.
I am also looking for a quilt as you go video that doesn't have sashing. I found this book on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1607059010/...I1KJR8RRL9B2D5
I hope this works. It's a book by Jera Brandvig. I would like to see it in person though.