I got the book on the Cotton Method but after much reading and practicing, decided it was too detailed and complicated for me. I have also quilted a king on my regular machine. No fun. There is a method now that I have tried. You cut your backing an inch larger than your block. Cut your batting same as block. Sandwich them and do your quilting, embroidery or whatever. Then sew one block to another, backing to backing. This puts the backing on the front where you fold and stitch it down to form the sashing. I tried it on a small throw and it works and is soooo easy to do.