berrynice

I like this idea of cutting it crosswise. It will help too, with it being easier to plan the seam placements too. I think I am going to go with just doing borders like this. It will most likely cut down on the amount of left over fabric too.

berrynice

I don't do a lot of borders. I mostly plan borders for when I need the quilt to be just that little bit wider/longer than the blocks take me. A sweet spot so to speak on the width and length, not too short, not too long.

I like to make my bed sized quilts to fit more like a bedspread. I can't stand 'blanket's' that pull up and barely cover your shoulders once you are in bed because it doesn't have enough width. I also like to have a quilt that I can put over my pillow, or fold it down some with the pillows on top, showing the back of the quilt.

LAF2019

I will generally join my border seams with a miter and press open. I like the idea of adding a coordinated block where the join would be and may have to try that one day!

Railroadersbrat

I'm going through a mitered border phase, though I used to do straight borders for a long time. I'm just saving the long pieces from the sandwiches I have to do (using 108" backing) and make my future quilts according to the size I get from them. I've got a couple quilts on my to-do list that will only take binding to finish, no need to put borders on them. I think it's just easier now to do mitered corners, it takes a bit more fabric to do them, but everything just looks incredible with them than the straight borders. Pieced borders would definitely give everything a scrappy look, though.

WMUTeach

Borders are frequently pieced. Once in the quilt and the quilting is done, few will notice except another maybe another quilter. I would hope they would think you were clever and thrifty to piece.

Jingle

I always cut borders W.O.F. and join with miter seam pressed open like making binding. I make my bindings the same way.

Quiltwoman44

I made a pieced border from strips i had left over from the arcs of my wedding ring quilt. I am still finishing this up today and started it years ago! anyway i like the border. doing binding right now.

berrynice

Your quilt is beautiful. Very nice!

tallchick

Nothing wrong with a pieced border. I prefer LOF for borders, but that is not always possible, I like a mitered join if I have to piece the border, but at the end of the day I will do what the situation calls for, we gotta do what we gotta do.

suern3

I can only remember cutting borders length of fabric for one quilt. It was called for in the pattern. It was one of the earliest quilts I made after I retired from work. I was so nervous about cutting into that beautiful fabric. And a funny thing, that is what lead me to this quilting board when I Googled how to cut borders length of fabric! Been here ever since!
Seriously, I don't think I have ever had to do that again. I piece my borders, usually with a mitered seam because I like that look. I agree with others who have said once the quilting is done, not noticeable, either way