Mitered Borders - HELP!
#1
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,110
I have managed to avoid quilts with mitered borders --until now. The border fabric I'm using will not work with regular seams -- gotta be mitered borders.
1) How hard are they really?
2) Any advice?
3) Any good videos?
1) How hard are they really?
2) Any advice?
3) Any good videos?
#2
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 17,068
Dee Dee, I just did one using this tute:
http://parkcitygirl.blogspot.com/200...d-corners.html
EASY!!!!!!!!!!
http://parkcitygirl.blogspot.com/200...d-corners.html
EASY!!!!!!!!!!
#4
Dee Dee - here's another tutorial:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
Everything's easy once you know how :)
I got over my fear of them at a quilting class, where our instructor managed to get us confident enough in his technique to not even mark - just cut and sew!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
Everything's easy once you know how :)
I got over my fear of them at a quilting class, where our instructor managed to get us confident enough in his technique to not even mark - just cut and sew!
#5
Banned
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 4,134
Originally Posted by Dee Dee
2) Any advice?
Watch the video.
Understand how much additional length you need to add to your border depending on the border width.
Now practice on the scrap material. Get used to where YOUR needle/foot is stopping relative to the end of the quilt top. What guides do you have to let you know you're 1/4" away from the edge? Familiarize yourself with them.
Now, there are many different methods for actually sewing the miter. Play around with the fabric to see which you feel most comfortable using. Can you get the miter to lay FLAT so it's a perfect 45 angle after sewing?
I NEVER trim the excess fabric until I'm sure of the above.
Then work on your quilt. Because, really, if you're unsure, playing around with a full/queen/whatever size quilt isn't fun. Plus it's so much more to rip out.
Once you can visualize the whole process, you'll see how easy it all is. You won't hesitate to do them in the future. And y-seams will be a breeze.
;-)
#10
Originally Posted by LindaM
Dee Dee - here's another tutorial:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
Everything's easy once you know how :)
I got over my fear of them at a quilting class, where our instructor managed to get us confident enough in his technique to not even mark - just cut and sew!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm
Everything's easy once you know how :)
I got over my fear of them at a quilting class, where our instructor managed to get us confident enough in his technique to not even mark - just cut and sew!
You can do it!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post