Originally Posted by
SuzSLO
I’m working on a medallion quilt that will have a hand sewn vine appliqué in the second to last border and a pieced final border (with appliqué blocks in the corners. My question is sew on both borders, then do the vine or sew the vine on its border, trim, then attached the final pieced and appliqués border?
Also, would you do a mitered corner for the background of the vine border? I was going to miter the corners but realized that the top/bottom measure 40.5 inches. Without metering, I won’t need to piece that border; with mothering, I will.
I think it's personal preference as far as adding the borders before or after completing the applique. I personally add my borders first especially when there are pieced borders to be added after the applique. I just want to make sure everything fits correctly.
I don't normally miter the corners. I like to piece my background fabric under the applique. I just think it's a little more interesting with a variety of fabrics.