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Old 10-12-2011, 12:52 PM
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Do you miter each seperately or is it in one piece.
Example: a narrow border and then the larger one.
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Old 10-12-2011, 12:56 PM
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You can do it either way. If you sew the individual border strips together first it is real important to have a consistent seam allowance or the sides will mismatch on the miter. You also have to make sure to leave the tails long enough.
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Sew the borders together, than miter as one.

http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1428381/i/Miterdborders.pdf

There are other tutorials out there, this is one of many.
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Old 10-12-2011, 01:02 PM
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Yes, sew the two borders together, then mitre as one border. That's what I would do - I don't like Y seams, so would rather do four than eight.
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it can be done either way. however, my preference is to do it together. it does require matching the seams... but i only have to do the angle once
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I prefer to miter as one. As Madquilter said, be sure to leave the tails long enough.
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Old 10-12-2011, 01:21 PM
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ditto to miter as one - its much easier to do this way
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If you do it all at once then the miter is appealing because it is all in alignment. Also, it is easier to do a fudge factor this way and still have it look great.

I did a tute on it once but couldn't find it. Will PM it to you.

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IraJane just posted this tutorial the other day. Maybe it will help.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-159715-1.htm
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