Thread: Easy Mitered corners-even with stripes

Thank you for the great tutorial!

It looks easy enough for me to try! Tutorial was easy to follow! Good job Ira!

IraJane, I think you are a genius. love the tutorial, such clear instructions. Thank You for sharing.

Originally Posted by logcabinfran

IraJane, I think you are a genius. love the tutorial, such clear instructions. Thank You for sharing.

Ditto. I used that same fabric for borders. Ended up using corner stones at corners, your way looks soooo much nicer.

Thank you. This is great!

And I always just eyeballed it! Who knew!

Originally Posted by logcabinfran

IraJane, I think you are a genius. love the tutorial, such clear instructions. Thank You for sharing.

Thank you. I thought about doing a book or a pattern but decided it took way too much time when I could be sewing. Since I've been doing this, it gives me a whole new perspective on fabrics for borders. I seem to be drawn to stripes. I will post the pictures of doing two borders at once. I especially like that because the borders are easier to sew together before adding to the quilt.

Originally Posted by IraJane

It is so much easier to show this process "in person", so bare with me. I chose a stripe that is not the same from either direction and cut four 3" x wof strips. For the body of my sample I cut a 36" square. This can be done with rectangles as well, but it will be easier for you to try the first time with a square. I'm also using a marker for the 1/4" dot markings which I would not do on an actual piece.

This is simply "fussy cutting" the mitered borders. Seem like it takes a good bit to cut them, but it actually goes quickly and sewing is sooooooooo much faster. So here goes:

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Thanks for the tutorial.

Thank you for that great tutorial. I have printed it out to keep as a reference when I do my next quilt.