I may have committed a cardinal sin of quilting!
#82
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I don't think sewing on the side borders first actually "saves" fabric because the area is the same (sq inches). But, putting the border on the longer edges first (whether they be sides or top/bottom) makes better use of the fabic. Like others have said, if you put the border on the shorter edges first, the fabric needed to border the longer edges has to be longer by the with of the two borders already in place. Of course, if your quilt top is square it doesn't make any difference. I have done the math, matraina!
Originally Posted by matraina
I was told in a quilting class(and some day I want to sit down to see whether this is true)that putting the side borders on first saves fabric; appearance-wise, I don't think it matters.
#84
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Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
I think the reason folks do the sides first is because you need shorter pieces for the sides if you do that. Not a rule, just about saving fabric.
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Originally Posted by almostfree
I put my top and bottom borders on first by accident, and then put on the sides! This was on the outer border only. I thought I had the sides that I was pinning, but after I had it sewed, I noticed it was the top. I don't think my MIL will notice.....the quilt's for her b-day. Is there a special reason to put borders on in this order? I really don't want to rip! :oops:
Doing the sides first would allow you to use 2 WOF strips on all four sides.
#90
I think you can do whatever you want. ITs your quilt! I think it would be neat to do the borders like a log cabin and start at the top, go to the side, the bottom and finish on the other side. Who's to say what you have to do and in what order????
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