Originally Posted by
PaperPrincess
Also, do you cut most of your borders lengthwise, parallel to the selvedge? Fabric cut in this direction stretches less.
You obviously are not pulling on the quilt body or borders as you attach them. You are also blessed with a machine that feeds well.
I confess sometimes I use a sheet as a border and then I just rip it to the width I want. No piecing involved since it is a very long piece of fabric.
Today I used regular fabric, not a sheet. I cut from selvedge to selvedge. I don't think that's "parallel" is it? I got lazy and didn't pin and it came out fine. Perhaps my luck is a combo of the size of the quilts, the simplicity of the borders and a machine that feeds well.
Thanks for all the replies. I don't think I'll be pinning anymore.