I just did this yesterday, cut WOF then added extra WOF and seamed it diagonally worked fine and the eye doesn't stop at the seam.

BUT I made a huge boo boo when sewing on my binding, joining the beginning and end of my binding ...never made this mistake b4, felt confident, cut and 'snapped it' together .. oh sh*!, the raw edges were on the ouside of the seam! Buggers. Gratefully it was a wide satin binding in a pkg, so it wasn't a standard narrow seam. I had to use a decorative stitch to stitch down and 'hide ?' the raw edges, making a triangle shape in the satin. The raw edges are hidden but not the mistake, darn it.

The quilt is for a 4yo granddaughter who will never know that it isn't supposed to look like that. but I still feel guilty about making this mistake, and pretty duh dumb too.

I'm thinking of writing her name in the triangle in pigma pen but afraid it will bleed/spread on the satin.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

If you go to quiltville.com Bonnie Hunter has some good pointers for putting on boarders.

I do not like ruffled looking borders so to eliminate the possibility, I cut straight of grain fabric and have never had a wavy border. I also only use width of fabric for binding because of the little bit of extra stretch. I'm still learning but this is working well for me and gives a more professional look to my finished quilts.

At a quilt show, I was taught a fool proof method for adding borders to avoid having wavy borders. Measure the length (across the middle not on the edges). To that measurement, add 3/4" and that is the length to cut your border. Measure the side to find the halfway point, and mark with a pin, then measure half way between pin and the edge and mark with a pin. Then take your border, measure and mark the same way. Then match the pin points, and ease fabric between, pinning as needed. If you follow this, you will never have a wavy border. Hope this helps!!

I prefer to cut my borders for the sides without piecing. Sometimes I don't have enough fabric and have to piece but usually am not happy with it. if I do piece, I do it on the diagonal like the binding.

WOF is fine, and if you are worried about getting it straight on the length, just rip it. Make a small snip at your measurment and just tear it. it will tear straight

I usually cut WOF unless the print of the fabric has to be in a certain direction. Even if I have to cut length instead of WOF, I only cut a couple of yards at a time. I have never been successful in tearing fabric. It always seems to "ruffle" or stretch the edge of the fabric. Maybe I am not doing it right.

WOF width of fabric

I almost always cut WOF and seam. But I like to stick a block in my seam, if I can. This way it looks like I planned it that way and just didn't seam it... especially on the long side seams.
I never remember to cut the borders first and make them on the length of fabric. They are usually done once the center is pieced. Then I choose the border.
The quilt police haven't caught me yet....

WOF = width of fabric {HUGS}