Ladibug

[QUOTE=dakotamaid;6603601) Than I also sew with a walking foot with the body of the quilt on the bottom. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

Dakota, what do you mean when you say "the body of the quilt on the bottom?" Does it mean to sew it on with the top of the quilt facing down?

Thanks

katier825

What I meant was I cut my border whatever my border width is, for example 6.5" wide. If I have enough I cut LOF but do sometimes cut WOF and piece them.

paulswalia

Whether you use the Bonnie Hunter measure thru the center method or an average of three measurements doesn't matter to me. However, pinning the center of the border to the center of the quilt edge, then pinning again, half way between the center and the corner and again at the corner, then additional pins between all those other ones is the answer for me. I used to just cut a length that was long enough (plus) for the border and sew merrily along, but once they were SO wavy I took it off and measured against the opposite side that had fit properly and found that I was almost 2 inches different. Ever since then I measure.

NJ Quilter

I measure through the center only, both for length and width. Depending on the fabric, it's repeat, etc. I will use either LOF or WOF. If the fabric has a very small print, I don't worry about matching and cut WOF and piece. If there are directional issues or specific repeats that matter, I will cut LOF. I cut the measurement of the middle of the quilt. I start pinning in the middle of the side or top/bottom and work my way to the ends. I match the end of the border fabric to the end of the quilt and 'ease' in any excess. If your 'excess' is in the quilt, put that side against the feed dogs. If your 'excess' is in the border fabric, put that side against the feed dogs. The feed dogs will help 'ease' the excess fabric while you are sewing, usually without much puckering. Particularly if you distribute the excess throughout the width/length of the quilt/border. That's why I start in the middle. Fold the border fabric in half; fold the quilt in half. Finger press both folds. Match up those marks, match up the ends and evenly distribute the excess throughout each half.

Rose Marie

Im lazy. Just cut WOF and make sure it is long enough, if not add another strip, then sew it on and trim off any extra. Never have had wavy borders ever.

scrapinmema

I cut my fabric width of fabric, measure down the middle of the quilt length wise, then cut my border to that measurement. Next I will measure the width of the top including the boarder and cut my fabric that measurement and sew on to quilt. By using this technique have never had a wavy quilt.

eparys

I used to do the three measurements then average, but I heard a lecture from a professional quilter who insisted that the measurement you should use is the center measurement only. I have since started doing that and my quilts look a lot flatter and have almost eliminated any wavyness in the borders

Craftnut

Here's a tutorial I did that shows the difference in methods with lots of pictures. I put it on a page at the top of the blog so it can easily be found again.
http://frommycarolinahome.wordpress....ders-tutorial/