Mitered corners
 

Is there some sort of Murphy's Law that says that only three out of four corners will go right first time? Or am I the only one who fights with the ..... things?

Pippa

Definitely a Murphy's law thing! Patience, patience, patience. I think we get into the groove and figure that the first 3 have gone so well, we get a little lax with the details of doing that 4th corner. Of course, then it rears it's ugly head and reminds us that we just have to slow down and take our time.

The corners go okay for me. I'm trying to learn the mitered trick for sewing the final binding together.

Miters are my downfall. I've been quilting for years and even though I've been shown (in person), read how and seen videos how to do mitered corners, my "intelligence" flees when I try to do them. Give me a block with a zillion points, no problem. Give me four corners or a border to miter, forget about it! Grrr...and no, it's not Murphy's Law, it's actually Boyle's corollary to Murphy's Law: "Murphy was an optimist". LOL

Anita

I think it has to do with how square your quilt is to begin with. Even tho you square the corners before you start, if the quilt itself is not square you can't get the borders to be right.

Sometimes I give up and stick a HST in the corner.

Unless necessary because of fabric choice, I do not miter borders. Most of mine are straight across, or I make blocks for the cornerstones.

I have been quilting for over 25 years and there is always one miter corner that no matter that I measured twice, is off. I have learned NOT to trim until it has been pin basted. Since I have stooped making larger quilt, I find my 15" square ruler is hardly ever used any more!! :)

Pippa,

It happens t me also. :-)

Susan

I just force it and use lots of small stitches to keep the corners down!