http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60160-1.htm

I've tried it this way and it is really easy! Don't give up, we all have to pratice, no one does it perfectly the first couple of times.

Found this, hope it helps. I found it easy to follow.

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Add...uilt-114942242

They're really not difficult and make all the difference in the finished detail. Keep practicing and you'll get it.

if you do not want to bind the runner, then you can pipe it with cording. you can choose several sizes of cord. you just need a backing and pillowcase it with front that has cording sewn to edge. it is a great finish. i did this to a lap quilt i made for my mom. it is much easier and looks great!

This was a very good tutorial, very clear, have a project to try it on right now! Thank you.

It can be done, does take a little bit of extra time, and material, don't give up, because once you master the technique you will be so proud of yourself. Just mark that dot a quarter inch in on the corner, sew to it with both pieces of border fabric, not over the dot but exactly to it. then turn over and fold fabric at 45 degrees....

there is a tut on this board will look for you...very easy to follow

When I used to put both the top and the bottom of the binding on at once, my husband was the master of mitrering corners for me- I always made him fold them.

Now that I sew the back on first, when I get almost to the end, I sew a diagonal line to the corner, the break the thread, fold the binding back, and the over to the next side, and start sewing again. They always look nice when I pop them open.

On the front- it's all about pulling everything into place. I'd say on average I get 2 out of 4 corners truly mitred, and the others a bit wonky. It's a good day when I can get three of them to be truly mitred.

Look here ....most excellent
you didn't say if you were doing boarders or binding.....
two differnet fish

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm

Mitered corners were the first corners I was taught so I didn't realize you could do them a different way. That being said, once you do learn to do them - you will love them. Lots of good tips are coming on this thread - but I hadn't seen one that said, "If you are adding more than one border, sew them all together first - then you only have one HUGE border to miter instead of trying to match up miters each border.

I'm a newby and I agree, check out Youtube videos and keep practicing. Mitered corners really do get easier each time you do them.

I'm fine with mitering my bindings, it was a mitered border that was killing me. For some reason, I actually like putting bindings on.

All I do is to turn my border strip at a 45 degree angle at the spot were the .25 inch intersection is and iron that spot. That becomes my seam line. Viola.

Go here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm

After many tries I finally mastered them. I sew the borders on and then fold to make the miter before I cut. Lay out flat so you can see the miter - then crease and then mark on wrong side with a marking pen. Then I carefully pin and sew. You can sew with a basting stich first to see if you got it right, then sew for keeps and then cut. Hope this makes sense.

It just take practice.

I have never had any trouble with mitred corners on bindings. I think if you watch a few tutes it will be easy... hang in there!

I only make them when the fabric print has to be matched.
It wastes fabric so you need to buy extra.
I use Eleanor Burns method. Dont know if she has a tute on her website.
By folding the fabric at an angle and pressing you have the sewing line. It is much to hard to explain without a video.
Google it.

I, also have never conquered mitred corners.I will keep trying, but will finish quilts as neatly as I can.
Good luck.

I just finished my first and honestly it was not that bad, however it does take extra fabric. I will have to look to see where I found the directions.:)

I've only done mitered borders one time and it was on a sunflower quilt kit. They had to be mitered because the fabric was a border printer. One corner would come out perfect then the next had to be ripped out 4-5 times. Don't think I'll ever do them again.

You just described my way of avoiding mitered corners ;-)

I signed in, looking for tips on mitering corners. Used suggestion to type in mitered quilt border corners and found this link: http://www.quiltuniversity.com/mitering_borders.htm

Haven't tried it yet, but am going to use it on Civil War quilt sampler I'm making from Eleanor Burns book "Underground Railroad".

Hoping for successful mitered corners!

I add the borders and stop 1/4" away from the edge. Then I take the quilt to the ironing board and fold the borders back to where they match up perfectly, just like they are supposed to. Then I press them well, unfold, sew right sides together, matching up the pressed edges. I have pretty much success with this method.

Some members have mentioned what I consider the most important part of mitering anything. The 45* angle. If you don't have that it will never look like you want. Rule your sewing line and keep to it and you won't have a problem. If mitering was called 45* corner people wouldn't have a problem. IMHO.

Don't let it beat you, it just a corner.

I had trouble too, someone directed me to this tutorial for mitering for different angles. It looks easy, I have tried it & it worked for a few of the corners, but then...I must have done something wrong. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vci9-li3aYU
good luck. I have only "birthed" lately. Too lazy for the extra steps.

I have never mitered borders but mitering binding is easy

I love that tut. I was wonderful to see the different angles and her demo was wonderful!

Since I did not read all pages I hope I am not repeating information that someone else might have already given, but, am I nuts or did you not say Borders!? Eleanor Burns has I think personally the best and easiest way to do the mitered border. If you go on her media theater you will be able to find a quilt that she does there and adds the mitered border, if I remember correctly it does require maybe 8-12 inches of extra fabric but it is quite easy. Hope you can find the technique and don't give up. :thumbup:

Ariannaquilts....I had never seen the media theater site.
Heres a link but I have no idea which one she does the mitred border. But plenty of good videos here.

http://quiltinaday.com/theater/library.html

I looked up the Eleanor Burns mitering technique on her media theater it is found on the Quilters Almanac Quilt the video you would need is the last one that says about finishing. If you are one of those people who doesn't particularly care for El you can skip forward to the point when she is teaching the mitering. Hope this helps.

i worked my mitered corners out on smaller projects such as mug rugs or potholders. i use a glue stick after i have them folded correctly. i apply the glue stick & hot iron in place. then all i have to do is sew the binding down. i saw this tip online somewhere but cannot remember where. it works just great.

they are NOT easy ,but hate--hate square corners with a passion.

I love mitering. It takes a bit of patience and you do have to be accurate, but it does get easier.