I went to the quilt show in Pigeon Forge last weekend and there was a vendor there that had a template you use to make quilt as you go string blocks (I'm a sucker, so I got it, but haven't had time to try it yet). It's a square in a square. You cut the backing material to fit the large block, cut the batting to match the small block and sew the string part on top (this is the quilting), then you trim the top string block to match the batting and use the larger backing to make binding or attach to another block. I thought it was neat and can't wait to give it a try!

Jamie