Stitching4Fun

I piece my borders. When I quilt mine I usually do an all over meandering so the seam from the border piecing doesn't even show. Iknow that is what alot of people think when you speak of when that is mentioned. Now if I was going to do a design on my border, then I might consider a straight piece.

Usually I make my quilts and then know what size border I am putting on it so cutting the border out first from a long strip doesn't help me because I don't know what will look nice when it is done.

Barb

roseville rose

When you rip, do you make a small cut the size you want (ie 4") and then rip it> Sorry for the stupid question!!

Bevsie

Hi,

If a fabric is a directional print or design I do not piece it, but cut it from the length of fabric. If I piece a border I piece them diagonally and you usually don't even see it, especially once it is quilted. I piece borders more than do them one piece.

I will sometimes do a scrappy border with pieces left from the blocks. I also sometimes use a scrappy binding. It can add a bit of color and zip to a quilt, depends on the pattern and fabrics in the quilt.

bev

Rose Marie

I always end up pieceing and it dosnt show once it is quilted. Has to be a very small quilt to not piece. I have used the length of the fabric for a design that has to be matched otherwise. It is tough to match some fabric designs.
I also like to use all the fabrics in the quilt for the binding. It makes an interesting finish

mrsj82

I always peice my borders. I never have enough material to do one long cut. I also like to wait and see what the top tells me after it's done in regards to a border. Sometimes it demands a border, and sometimes it doesn't. And then at that point I just use what I have, and piece it together. If it was good enough for my ancestors, it's good enough for me! LOL