Question regarding mitered (wide) border

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03-19-2011, 12:53 PM

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kwilter

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Been there, done that! I still have that particular top in my UFO pile! (sigh)

03-19-2011, 04:10 PM

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stitchofclass2

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Originally Posted by kwilter

Been there, done that! I still have that particular top in my UFO pile! (sigh)

Maybe the two of us can finish these two UFO's together. My border is a pieced block border 8" wide. Whew!!!

03-19-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dunster

The extra 2" is because if it's cut just actual border + 2* width of border you run out of seam allowance when you get to the corner.

Um, wouldn't the piece you're mitering it up with have the same issue? So they would both end the miter at the same place?

Regardless, if it was done correctly, 2" shouldn't just disappear from the length.

Just saying.

You really do need the extra (almost) 2". Think of it as similar to cutting a HST. You make a square that is 7/8" larger than the HST, then cut it diagonally. This is the same concept. The 2" doesn't disappear - it's in the seam allowance. A tiny bit will stick out beyond the corner of the quilt and can be trimmed. If you don't have the 2", you won't have any seam allowance at all at the very corner of the quilt, and the seam will be very weak.