Jan, I agree, I'd much rather make blocks than do the quilting part! I've hesitated trying the various quilt-as-you-go methods. I feel concern about the seams, if they will be stiff and not drape nicely (if you sew the batting to the seam, and if you topstitch a folded joining strip), or if they will be weak without the batting staying put (if you just lay it together, or if you don't use a joining strip). Have you got any hints you can give? There are several ways to do it-- which way did you use? Were you satisfied with how it feels at the joins at the sashing strips? And when you washed it, how well did that go for the seams? And did you have a library of quilting patterns that you chose from, or did you create the designs?