How to make mitered corners on piano key border?
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How to make mitered corners on piano key border?
I am at a loss trying to figure out how to do this. My piano key border is 4.5 inches. I thought it would look nice to do a mitered corner, but have spent all afternoon trying to figure it out. Anyone have an easy way to figure this out?
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I make all the sections long enough to overlap at each corner, then fold and press the corner down. i like to glue baste it, then i pin and sew it, then trim off the extra after.
edit: i forgot to mention that i sew up to the 1/4 seam allowance and backstitch. then i do the fold/glue baste/sew/trim.
edit: i forgot to mention that i sew up to the 1/4 seam allowance and backstitch. then i do the fold/glue baste/sew/trim.
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I like this treatment for string borders. I think it looks just as nice as mitered.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_79Y0EWckaU...0/IMG_9156.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_79Y0EWckaU...0/IMG_9156.jpg
Last edited by DebraK; 05-27-2015 at 01:15 PM.
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That's an excellent idea! I'm about to do a piano key border on a quilt and had planned to just insert a square of the background fabric at the corner. Now I may think about the mitered corner.
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