I saw an episode of Sewing With Nancy where she did what she calls column quilts. She has a book called "Quick Column Quilts". It's a QAYG method by column, not by block.
https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Column-Quilts-Beautiful-Designs/dp/1440239215/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490791601&sr=8-1&keywords=quick+column+quilts