I have sashed many a quilt, but got to thinking....is there a "right way" or maybe a "best way" to sash a quilt? I usually make rows, adding the sashing first to the sides of the blocks, then making long strips of sashing to join the rows. Is it better to make columns first and join with perhaps longer sashing lengths? Or does it even matter?

Just curious, thought I would start a discussion.

I found one of the easiest ways to sash a quilt is to sash individual blocks instead. It ensures the blocks always line up properly. Example my quilt below - I "sashed" each block with black fabric.

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That is a beautiful quilt Peckish. I have trouble with washing’s and cornerstones because my accuracy is still a work in progress. I can make it all come together by doing two sides of a block. It is a big job for me to get it all right

I prefer to make an L around two sides of the blocks, and then add the top/bottom/3rd side to those outer edge blocks and then sew them in rows (ok, usually columns, I usually piece them the long way). I find I get the best results by keeping the pieces I'm sewing roughly equal, there is less drag than what happens when you try to piece a long narrow unwieldy sashing row.

On one of my current projects I used length of fabric sashing between the rows, you have to be careful to line up the rows that way, but it worked better with the fabric choice.

Edit: I do a lot more pinning than a lot of people, roughly every two inches. I pin perpendicular to the seam line using long quilting pins but quite a bit down from the seam line.

Beautiful Quilt Peckish!
The colour frames around each block really show off those 4PPs!

Beautiful quilt black always shows off colors so good.

Oh Peckish, I wish you would post pics of your beauties more often. Lovely quilt and ingenious way of giving the appearance of full sashings. And that stripe bias border, on a scalloped edge is da bomb!

I always seem to gravitate to peiced sashings that involve cornerstones or patterns that don't use sashing at all.

If I have 9 inch blocks I will cut as many 2.5 x 9 strips as I need. Sash the bottom of each block. Then cut 9inch x wof and add 2.5 inch cornerstone wof strip to this, Then sub cut this into 2.5 sashing strips ( cornerstones already added) and add to the right side of my block.

This is an easier method rather than long sashing strips.

http://www.valeriecustomquilting.com...ngSashing.html

I've only made one quilt using long strips with cornerstones across the whole quilt. Lots of re-seaming in that one to make them fit. LOL

Yes, as Iceblossom mentioned, pin about every 2 inches. I have learned to avoid those long seams if possible. Another option is to cut the sashing slightly larger and then square up to finished size.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments! Feline fanatic, that has to be one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me, you absolutely made my day. <3