mitered border 10" wide !
#1
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Hi there,
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
#5
Right here in the tutorials section is a tute on mitered corners. That helped me when I had to redo what I already did. First attempt was wonky, 2nd attempt was acceptable!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
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Originally Posted by mudsprite
Hi there,
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
#7
Originally Posted by mudsprite
Originally Posted by mudsprite
Hi there,
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.
Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.
#8
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I do them successfully but it's the dickens to explain,
Yes, it is extremely important to leave enough fabric for the miter. I actually ran short on one border a long time ago, and now I leave plenty. So good for you!
I sew the border up to the 1/4" mark and generally backstitch so it won't unravel. Then I pull the side border up and align it perfectly with the top border. (The corner of the top will be folded like a triangle. The two borders will lay on top of each other.)
I use a 45 degree ruler and draw a line from the end of the sewing line (the back-stitched end point) to the end of the border. Then I carefully pin across the drawn line.
Starting at the back-stitched point, I sew on the line removing the pins as I go. Before I trim the excess and press the seams, I check my miter.
This method works well for me. Good luck with yours.
Yes, it is extremely important to leave enough fabric for the miter. I actually ran short on one border a long time ago, and now I leave plenty. So good for you!
I sew the border up to the 1/4" mark and generally backstitch so it won't unravel. Then I pull the side border up and align it perfectly with the top border. (The corner of the top will be folded like a triangle. The two borders will lay on top of each other.)
I use a 45 degree ruler and draw a line from the end of the sewing line (the back-stitched end point) to the end of the border. Then I carefully pin across the drawn line.
Starting at the back-stitched point, I sew on the line removing the pins as I go. Before I trim the excess and press the seams, I check my miter.
This method works well for me. Good luck with yours.
#10
Madquilter - it looks like we do our miters the same way. It seems really easy that way. I've watched "experts" give lessons and they get all complicated and have all these extra steps, which only serves to confuse me and makes my miters come out funky looking. I think in this case simple is better.
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