Mitered Borders
Is there a rule of thumb about how much extra length to leave on the border strip if you want to miter the corner? All the tutorials just say 'be sure to leave enough extra fabric.' I'm wondering if there is a rule of some kind like 'leave twice the width of your border plus 2 inches or something? This is a sad confession, but I have been quilting for about 30 years and have only mitered one border on a table runner. That's because a friend gave up on it and gifted her ufo to me! I just took her mess apart and re-stitched it. I'm not afraid of the angle just don't know the right amount of fabric to leave. She had the extra length and wasted a lot of fabric. I'm thinking there must be a rule out there somewhere!