When a quilt design calls for multiple, identical copies of a block (like you'll find in Log Cabin Swirl), it's more efficient to sew assembly-line style. Adding the same piece to each block, one after the other, makes the sewing go faster. You only have to make one fabric placement decision, and then sew it over and over again.

1 Brenda uses her sewing machine’s portable acrylic table as a staging area. Place the next fabrics needed in a stack to the right of the needle area. Then they're ready to grab as you stitch each foundation. Lift the presser foot, place the fabric, lower the presser foot, and stitch. Then lift the presser foot again, pull the stitched foundation away to the back, and place and stitch the next foundation.