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Marquilt 09-22-2010 08:14 PM
I only mitre my borders if that will add to the overall design, or if butting the borders would detract from it.

Lately, I've gotten into assymetrical borders - two sides larger than the other two, or um, I don't know what to call this exactly, revolving? borders maybe? These are constructed like a log cabin.

Annya 09-23-2010 01:18 AM
I always mitre mine, it makes it easier for me since I usually have a dead line. But it doesn't matter how you do it as long as you are happy with the finished quilt.

katier825 09-23-2010 01:28 AM
Originally Posted by tjradj
It's a personal choice. I like the look especially if the fabric has a directional design.
What I do if there are more than 1 border is sew all the borders together as they will appear on the quilt. Then I sew them to the quilt and miter them all as a group instead of doing one border at a time. That way the angle is consistent through all the borders.
Great idea! I will be trying this out in the near future. I've got a quilt with a striped border of safari animals. I was wondering about the inner border. Now I know how to handle it. Thanks!

AlwaysQuilting 09-23-2010 02:09 AM
Originally Posted by Marquilt
Lately, I've gotten into assymetrical borders - two sides larger than the other two, or um, I don't know what to call this exactly, revolving? borders maybe? These are constructed like a log cabin.
I do that too!

cmosey 09-23-2010 02:15 AM
You can miter a corner! There's a tutorial that might help you. Try it with scraps on a non-quilt first so you get the hang of it.

http://blog.caronmosey.com/2009/12/t...er-corner.html

Joan Rosemary 09-23-2010 03:33 AM
Thank goodness for that because I can not get it into my thick head how to mitre.
I am dyslexic and my brain just goes into a flux.
Joan

Wanda_GA 09-23-2010 03:42 AM
Originally Posted by Theresa
Originally Posted by Qbee
LOL....Heck....I don't even know what a mitered corner is! :D
It is a method to finish the corners of your quilt. If you want more information, am sure there are a ton of websites with a tute.

P.S. Have never done it. By the time I get to the borders am "done"! :-)
Theresa....I'm with you!! Loved your answer. I have never mitered the corners, and even was taught to add the borders on the long side first and then the top to save fabric.

wvdek 09-23-2010 03:55 AM
Depends on the fabric design, quilt pattern, overall look.

buttonhead 09-23-2010 06:20 AM
I really love to miter corners. It is an accomplishment for me especially when the corners all turn out smooth!

Butterflyblue 09-23-2010 06:27 AM
I have never mitered a border. But, I can see that with certain border prints/stripes it would look better, and if I were using such a print, I would learn it! I save all my scraps, so to me it wouldn't be such a waste.


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