This is how I do my Mitered corners. Do a sample yourself, so you understand the process - see attached picture as well.
Easy Peasy Mitered corners - Perfect every time.....No Measuring required,
Place your intended top bordermitering fabricon the top of your bottom or side border fabric, (ie., the border fabrics will cross over one another at the corner)
1. At thefarest side away from the quilt – there will be a corner where your borders - where the two fabrics intersect, now with your scissors make atiny snipin your fabrics at that point “/”, snipping both top and bottom fabrics at an angle (on the right hand side) then on the left side of your quilt make a snip in the other direction “\” .
2. From thecorner point of your quilt (where you will be adding your miteringmake a mark on the top and bottom fabrics, orplace a pin on both fabrics.
3. Nowmatch up the pin to the snipandleave 1/4 inchfrom your intended sewing line as seam allowance.Draw a linefrom the pin to the snip (diagonally on the reverse side of your fabric - this is your sewing line) be certain as you will be cutting off the excess fabric.
4. Check twice before you make your final cut.....therefore, summary of steps
1. place fabricone over the other, atoutside corner- cut tiny snip at point of outside intersection where fabrics meet ,
2. insert apin on fabrics at quilt cornerwhere your seam for mitered corner starts,draw sewing line, from quilt corner to snip on fabricsto be mitered
- this will be your sewing line.
(NOTE:REMEMBER TO leave 1/4 inch AWAY FROM THE DRAWN SEWING LINE -this is your cutting line) When you are starting to sew your seam for your mitered corner , be sure to start 1/4 inch from the edge at the quilt corner of the fabric where you have it attached to your quilt.
then cut off excess fabric...and sew up seam.Easy Peasy Mitered corners - Perfect every time.....No Measuring required,
Place your intended top border mitering fabric on the top of your bottom or side border fabric, (ie., the border fabrics will cross over one another at the corner)
1. At the farest side away from the quilt – there will be a corner where your borders - where the two fabrics intersect, now with your scissors make a tiny snip in your fabrics at that point “/”, snipping both top and bottom fabrics at an angle (on the right hand side) then on the left side of your quilt make a snip in the other direction “\” .
2. From the corner point of your quilt (where you will be adding your mitering make a mark on the top and bottom fabrics, or place a pin on both fabrics.
3. Now match up the pin to the snip and leave 1/4 inch from your intended sewing line as seam allowance. Draw a line from the pin to the snip (diagonally on the reverse side of your fabric - this is your sewing line) be certain as you will be cutting off the excess fabric.
4. Check twice before you make your final cut.....therefore, summary of steps
1. place fabric one over the other , at outside corner - cut tiny snip at point of outside intersection where fabrics meet ,
2. insert a pin on fabrics at quilt cornerwhere your seam for mitered corner starts, draw sewing line, from quilt corner to snip on fabrics to be mitered
- this will be your sewing line.
(NOTE: REMEMBER TO leave 1/4 inch AWAY FROM THE DRAWN SEWING LINE -this is your cutting line) When you are starting to sew your seam for your mitered corner , be sure to start 1/4 inch from the edge at the quilt corner of the fabric where you have it attached to your quilt.
then cut off excess fabric...and sew up seam.
I believe I repeated the steps tooooo many times, apologies. I have a new MacBook Pro, and just learning how to use the new technology - another learning curve.
Last edited by d.rickman; 10-04-2017 at 09:17 PM.