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In the woods
Can anyone think of a way to do this as a "Quilt As You Go" without sashing? Any sashing would get in the way of the visual effect of the boxes. What if I do the piecing on the batting only with the batting 1/4" smaller all the way around? Then put the backing on after. If there a way to do this?
You certainly can do that, but there will be no stitching on the backing. Another alternative is:
Layer the foundation for your block, your batting (cut 1/4” shorter on all sides),and the backing.
Baste around all edges, doing your best to keep to the edge of the batting. You want that inside the basting.
Add the triangle and strips to the block. Stop stitching and backstitch at the baste line.
To join two blocks together:
Put your blocks together, right sides of the quilt top facing. Keep the backing out of the way. You don’t want it in the seam, Sew the blocks only with a normal 1/4”. You should just catch the ends of the stitching you used to add the strings.
Iron the seam open, being careful not to melt the batting. Yes, I have melted it.
Turn over to the backing side. Iron under 1/4” on one side of the backing. Pin the seam and hand sew it.
I don’t know how to make a video tutorial, but there are many on the net. Just Google “quilt as you go without sashing”.
If you can wait a little to start, I can test this after April 1st—at least make two blocks and join them to see if the theory bears out.