Easy Mitered corners-even with stripes

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10-11-2011, 05:28 AM

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lizzyq

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Thank you for the great tutorial!

10-11-2011, 06:08 AM

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jbheitz

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

10-11-2011, 07:03 AM

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logcabinfran

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

10-11-2011, 08:30 AM

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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.

10-11-2011, 08:34 AM

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Thank you. This is great!

10-11-2011, 11:16 AM

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And I always just eyeballed it! Who knew!

10-11-2011, 11:26 AM

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IraJane

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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.

10-11-2011, 02:08 PM

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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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