I will never miter corners again!
#51
Originally Posted by daisydawg
How do you bind your quilts without mitering the corners?
#53
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by daisydawg
How do you bind your quilts without mitering the corners?
#54
After many tries I finally mastered them. I sew the borders on and then fold to make the miter before I cut. Lay out flat so you can see the miter - then crease and then mark on wrong side with a marking pen. Then I carefully pin and sew. You can sew with a basting stich first to see if you got it right, then sew for keeps and then cut. Hope this makes sense.
It just take practice.
It just take practice.
#56
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I only make them when the fabric print has to be matched.
It wastes fabric so you need to buy extra.
I use Eleanor Burns method. Dont know if she has a tute on her website.
By folding the fabric at an angle and pressing you have the sewing line. It is much to hard to explain without a video.
Google it.
It wastes fabric so you need to buy extra.
I use Eleanor Burns method. Dont know if she has a tute on her website.
By folding the fabric at an angle and pressing you have the sewing line. It is much to hard to explain without a video.
Google it.
#59
I've only done mitered borders one time and it was on a sunflower quilt kit. They had to be mitered because the fabric was a border printer. One corner would come out perfect then the next had to be ripped out 4-5 times. Don't think I'll ever do them again.
#60
Originally Posted by Tartan
I can't offer any advice because I tend to stay away from them myself. No matter how carefully I do them, they seem to develop a wave in the border. I do the corners that are sewn straight across the bottom of the adjacent border or add cornerstones. Maybe someone else will come to your rescue. Good Luck!
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