Ditter43

I finally finished piecing a top and back. Now I am planning how to quilt this top.

Question....When quilting a top set with sashing strips,and NOT doing an all over meander,do you do the blocks first or the sashing? I will probably do feathers on the sashing.

Just wondering how others would do this........

judy363905

Glad you asked, this afternoon I was working on the backing for a top I want to sandwich ...the top has 12" X 18" blocks with sashing...I was thinking I would "Sid" and then down center of the sashings and then work the large blocks. Will watch to see the other suggestions. No feathers for me....to scary for me.

Judy in Ph, AZ

cathyvv

I have never done anything but an all over pattern, but if I were, by some miracle, to do what you're asking about, I think I'd start with the sashing. I think of it as basting to ensure the blocks inside the sashing are not distorted.

But, of course, i may be 100% wrong!

Sharonquilts

I agree with cathyvv. SID will anchor most of the quilt. Then you can do the feathers.

ClairVoyantQuilter

I start on the middle and do a little of both. When I get tired of doing the blocks, switch to the sashing and visa versa. But I go from center outward in all directions and leave the border until last. That way, if there's any slack anywhere, it's worked its way out as I go.

Boston1954

I would most probably do the blocks first. I was told to always start at the center and work my way out to the edges.

roguequilter

i do mine the same way, from the center of the quilt out. it's how i learned from books & i've ne er seen any other method in a book. i learned before there was a youtube

janedee

Thats how I would do it also, less risk of having any extra fabric anywhere

Tartan

I tend to SITD the sashings first so they stay straight. I then go back and do my designs inside the blocks.

DOTTYMO

I did SID the quilt. Than did the blocks followed by sashing, quilt one.
in quilt 2 I quilted blocks as I did them so I only had to do sashing when all joined together.