Quote Originally Posted by Laurel Knott Kindley View Post
I made a very large quilt with my guild about 11 years ago with this method. It works really well if you have a lot of people to work on the quilt and can divide it up. Quilt each block individually except for the outside edges. Then sew the top parts together with a sewing machine. When you sew the back, fold one side over the other and slip stitch it down. Then, just quilt on either side of the seam. Hope that makes sense.

I read somewhere that this method was first used by the pioneers when they were traveling across country in wagons. They were going to need quilts for when they settled and with no place to layout a large quilt to quilt the whole thing, this technique was "born". If anyone knows of a different story of how this was started, please share. I'm curious.
THose pioneer ladies were pretty darn smart so I don't doubt that being the "birthplace" of this method at all. Total common sense and necessity! I think I am going to try it... I can always disassemble if it doesn't work good enough!