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04-08-2016, 03:39 AM

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gingerd

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Wonderful information!!

04-08-2016, 05:18 AM

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maryfrang

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I have had trouble with miter corners and could not do it correctly. A friend from my quilt guild showed me and gave me a instruction page. My problem was I did not cut my thread when I turned the corners. I did not get that from any of the other instructions I received. I can now do miter corners. Yea Just keep trying and you will find the answer to you issue too.

04-08-2016, 05:35 AM

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quiltin-nannie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bree123

By far the best tutorial I've ever seen on mitered corners (and other finishes) is Bonnie Browning's class on AQS iquilt (https://www.iquilt.com/course/border...shing-touches/).

As far as a free online class, I'd go with this 4-part series by Sherri Driver of McCall's:
Joining the Strips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hha...&nohtml5=False
Sewing Binding to Quilt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2MJ...&nohtml5=False
Joining the Ends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w5n...&nohtml5=False
Turning & Hand Stitching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lv...&nohtml5=False

EDIT: If you liked Jenny Doan's tutorial except for the fact it was a square, the only difference between squares & rectangles is that to calculate the perimeter of a square, you measure one side & multiply by 4. For a rectangle, you add together the length & the width & multiply by 2. Everything else should be the same.

Thanks for all this info!

04-08-2016, 05:47 AM

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tessagin

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This is how I do it. I winged it the first time by remembering my math and watching Dh cut corners. LOL!!

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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2

I have always done them the way EB explains doing them:
https://vimeo.com/27028498.

04-08-2016, 06:09 AM

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joe'smom

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Originally Posted by Gay

It doesn't matter what size/shape your quilt is, a mitered corner on your border or sashing is folded at 45 degrees, and is not changed because the quilt isn't a square.

With symmetrical border print fabrics, a rectangular mitered border is done differently than a square one. This doesn't involve the angle of the miters, but the side lengths of fabric in a rectangular quilt have to be seamed to create a mirror image if you want all the corners to match.

04-08-2016, 06:33 AM

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grmamrtha1

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OK....I have two pieces of fabric....one is a panel measures at 39" x 32". I want to use the second piece of fabric measuring at 47" x 42" as the backing, and by sewing it the Jenny Doan method, sewing the right sides together, the sides first, then the top and the bottom,( leaving the little opening for "birthing"), then cutting the corners at 45* angles, and then birthing, has made NOT flat borders for me. I can't even explain what it made, but I guess the best way to say it is that yes, they're mitered but not flat. Forgive my ignorance.

04-08-2016, 07:44 AM

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joe'smom

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Could you share the link to the tutorial you were using, so we can see what you're seeing?

04-08-2016, 09:03 AM

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ube quilting

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dunster

I can't see the difference between mitering corners on a rectangle or a square. Both have right angles at the corners. Am I missing something?

I agree with this. The corner is still a 45 degree angle, unless I am not understanding something. Sorry, I would like an explanation.

peace

Last edited by ube quilting; 04-08-2016 at 09:20 AM.

04-08-2016, 04:39 PM

#19

zozee

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You're not alone. I have watched and watched what look like "simple" and "easy" methods and yet my brain doesn't track. I finally landed at Crafty Gemini (her name is Vanessa) on youtube. Her way of teaching mitered corners (and other things) works for me.