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Old 01-13-2013, 02:40 PM
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Maggiemay
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Originally Posted by Tartan
I like to sew multiple borders together before adding them to a quilt. I find that sewing them on one by one increases my chances of a wavy border. I leave the width of the whole border plus 2 inches for getting the miters right.
So true about wavy borders. Found that out the hard way. I would make the borders as a strip set then miter. I am working on a quilt now with a 5 piece border & don't have enough fabric to miter. I am doing a lot of measuring & pinning to hopefully avoid waves!
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