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Originally Posted by gal288
I do the sides 1st, square off, add top then bottom
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I do it all the time; If I'm using blocks in the corner or mitering only. Otherwise, sew them on one at a time.
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Works great if you are mitering or using cornerstones...otherwise you'll find that "whoops" moment.
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I have done both ways. It is a different look if you sew the borders together first and then attach. It is easier that way. And you DON'T have to Miter. The top borders just go all the way across the whole quilt. I think it looks cool that way. It makes it look like the border fabric. I am not good at mitering and I don't like dealing with all the bulk of the quilt when adding many borders one at a time.
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If you sew them together first, they don't come out right on the corners, unless you are going to miter the corners. If you are going to miter the corners, you can sew the borders together first, sew them on the quilt, then miter the corners, and the corners will of course be right.
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I guess I don't know what you mean by they don't come out right. they have always come out fine for me. My Aunt also does this too and she has been quilting for 30 years. You make your measurements and cut them all the same length, sew them together and add them on.
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It looks funny when you sew the borders together and then put them on. I did it once, and think it spoiled the quilt. If I hadn't been so lazy I would have redone it.
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I guess it is personal perference. I don't think it looks funny. It adds a different look to the quilt. If you are making an heirloom quilt, yes one at a time. but if you are making a quick throw for your car, sew together borders and add all at once.
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I have done a number this way but I DO use mitered corners. I agree with dunster--that is basic to sewing the binding strips together before putting them on the quilt. If you do this, remember you have to make the strips a lot longer that just the first measurement--Usually 10-12 inches on both ends of the binding. After you sew your angled seam, then I just move over 1/2 inch and stitch across again--cut the tails off between the lines of stitching, press and square them up--you are on your way to half square triangle blocks to use in another project.
Originally Posted by dunster
The problem is at the corners joins if you sew them all together first, unless you are using mitred borders. Imagine it - you sew inner and outer border strips together for the top and bottom, sew them onto the quilt. Now you're probably thinking you can just sew the inner and outer border strips together and add them to the sides, right? (Yes I thought about this too at one time.) :oops: But if you were to just sew the inner and outer border strips together and add to the sides, that pesky inner border would continue all the way, top to bottom, probably not what you want, right? Theoretically you could do it if your corners are mitred though.
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I've done that on my quilts that were getting mitered corners.
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