I do like AudreyB. Chain sew the pieces then iron. However I keep my ironing board in the next room so I have to get up and walk around. I found I did better this way and felt much more comfortable for longer periods of time. My focus was better too.

You lay one piece of fabric on the other. Don't fold the next one under, just lay right side to right side that is already down. Sew them, get another strip, lay it right side to right side and go on like that. Don't top stitch it down, you'll do that when you quilt it. Just right side to right side.

I got it :-) I guess I had my fingers on the wrong keys. That's what happens when you don't proof read! Sorry for the confusion...

I like to iron mine after each strip and I will do a stack of them at a time. Last year I made 3 QAYG string quilts for our group. One was random placement of colors- very scrappy. The 2nd one each block was the same- same strip insame place on every block. So I sewed a strip on each side of each block before I ironed them down. The last one was a red/blue with a cream strip in the center. I had drafted it out and colored in with colored pencil so I did a row at a time. Completed each row before I moved to the next.
I actually prefer to do 2 strips on about 5 blocks before I iron.

I start in the center diagonally and work my way to the edges in both directions -- therefore 2 strips are added before each pressing. Also I chain, so several blocks go to the ironing board at one time.

I iron as I go. I usually one strip to one side of the center strip and then one strip to the other side, then I iron. I then add one strip to each side, then iron ... is that clear as mud?

I press seams to one side rather than press them open (unless the pattern calls for it). The theory behind it is that pressing a seam open weakens the seam.

After reading some of the other posts, I think what is meant here is: would I be better off to top stitch them together.

I press as I go, just seems to lay flatter and so much easier for me. Some great tips on this link, thanks peeps,

Why not lay them face to face and stitch them rather than folding seam allowance and stitching on top?? It's really much easier.