Originally Posted by
feffertim
Can anyone explain to me why when measuring borders you can't just cut them a couple of inches longer and trim the ends after sewing them on. why do you have to measure from the middle of the quilt and cut the strip exactly as so many people seem to advise ? I figure there must be a good reason I don't know about.
I don't do the measure the center thing either. And I don't have wavy borders either. If your quilt is square to start with and measures the same, left, center and right it's really not necessary. I make my borders long enough and pin them on from the center out. I sew with the quilt top on the bottom and the border on the top to prevent the machine slightly easing my borders to the quilt top.