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11-18-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fraew

Lose points? Please explain. Thank you.

I think what she meant by that is if there isn't an outer border, or it the border is pieced, the pattern is most likely designed giving a 1/4 inch allowance. If you cut a wider binding, and then sew a wider seam allowance, you would lose the outer edge of the pattern. If your outer border is a plain strip, it wouldn't make a difference

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