you know I never even thought about sewing all the borders together and then doing the mitering. Makes good sense...which is what this board is all about...not theory but what actually works, what you have done and what you have experieinced...the practical side....good old what used to be called "Farm House sense"...goodness is that old, I think I heard that from my grandmother....Thank you to everyone here who has put their two cents in...it is indeed priceless.........:-)