joyce888

I will piece the inner border; but cut my outer border by the length of fabric. I would especially do this with solids because you can't hide the seam.

maviskw

If I can, it's good to cut the first long borders before you cut anything else. That won't work if you need WOF strips, but most times it works fine. If you really need to piece a border, be sure to press the seam open. Then it will be less likely to show, especially on solid colors.

klswift

I piece them with the diagonal seam to reduce bulk. I also do them 'off', meaning I do not piece them halfway down the side. I like to offset them, one side maybe a third the way high and the other side a third up from the bottom. I think they are less visible if not in a line. This might just be the way I see it. Biggest thing is that it is your decision - your quilt, your rules!

Irishrose2

This is how I do a solid and some prints.

mojo11

I cut my borders on the LOF so it lays better with no ruffles.

mjkgquilt

If I have to piece my borders, I piece them so it appears that it was planned. Gives a neater finish I think.

petpainter

I just had to make that same decision. It is for my la Pass quilt- so after spending over a year and a half piecing it by
hand, I thought it earned a solid inner and outer border. any other quilt- I would definitely consider piecing, especially since I like heavy quilting!

Jingle

I always use WOF and piece with diagonal seam. Only exception is when doing a kid quilt. Sometimes the end borders are small enough for a single WOF.