Originally Posted by Shelley
Measure thrice, cut once.
If you measure down the middle of the quilt, cut your strips, pin them on, matching the centers and quarter marks (and any others too) you will be much happier when it comes time to quilt.
If you sew on, then trim, you will end up with what we call "friendly" borders, they "wave" at you.
This quilt had 4 extra inches on one side, 5 on the other. I had to take several tucks.
i promise i'm not being snippy. cross my heart. but when i say i cut extra long strips, i mean that i don't worry about matching the ends to the edges of the quilt. once all four sides are done, i mitre - or otherwise join - the strips at the corners and then trim off the extra once i have it squared.