Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Assuming you are machine quilting on a DSM. If you can, try to get your hands on either Harriett Hargraves "Heirloom Machine Quilting" or Diane Gaudynski's "Guide to Machine Quilting". Your library may have one or the other or you can order them from Amazon. They can often be picked up used for the price of shipping and I consider them invaluable resources for any quilter's library. Both authors advocate ditching your sashing first to stabilize the entire quilt sandwich then go back and do the detail work.