I’ve told you before that I’m a lazy quilter, right?  If there’s a simpler way to do something, I’m gonna be the first one doing it.  Strip quilting was my forte, before it was popular.  I can run fabric through a sewing machine faster n’ anybody’s business!  I think, what I like most, is that when you chain-piece your blocks, they are more likely to all come out the same – seam allowances, pressing, etc.  It’s a fabric assembly line at its best.

But sometimes, there’s the template challenges.  I hate templates.  I don’t like working with them for quilting, and I don’t like sewing the pieces together, in hopes that I end that Y seam exactly where it needs to end, so I can meet the other fabric with it.  It wastes time, in my opinion!  Time that could be spent on quilting many other things!

So, I started a technique that I call the Sew N’Slash Quilting Technique.

And it’s SEW simple!  You sew fabric together, then you cut them so that they resemble what you would get if you were using templates!  The hardest part?  Stopping yourself from having so much fun!

Take a look at this block,  affectionately called a Shoo-Fly Block in the Cotton Spice way:

I designed this block for a Cotton Spice BOM challenge, but for some reason, the challenge never really took off and my block and instructions were never posted.

Shame on Cotton Spice – they should know better than to forget my block!  Because really?  The only thing I forget is my kids’ names and what I did, oh, say 5 minutes ago 🙂

Now, look at what a quilt could look like, if you made 16 of these blocks:

Isn’t that a stunning quilt?  The layers and depth of colors makes for such grand eye-candy!

Want to make one?  Go ahead, try it!  I think my instructions are quite specific on how you, too, can enjoy some Sew N’Slash quilting!

Click Here for the Block Instructions.