Why miter the borders?
09-24-2010, 05:54 AM
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Eleanor Burns has a terrific video on how to mitre corners. She does a fabulous job of explaining it, and you can also watch her as she does it. I don't know if it's just the way she does it, but I found it easy to follow. If you screw up, you can go back to the video and check it again and again and again, if need be, but I don't think more than a couple of times is necessary.
09-24-2010, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I rarely miter the corners on my quilts.
I knew a Mennonite and she got me hooked on making quilts.
She didn't miter her corners. She said it's worldly and a waste of fabric, and they try not to waste anything. That made sense to me.
So to this day I don't miter unless someone requests it.
Am I the minority? Do you always miter your corners?
I knew a Mennonite and she got me hooked on making quilts.
She didn't miter her corners. She said it's worldly and a waste of fabric, and they try not to waste anything. That made sense to me.
So to this day I don't miter unless someone requests it.
Am I the minority? Do you always miter your corners?
09-24-2010, 06:24 AM
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No matter if you miter a corner or use the folding method, which looks like a miter or if you stop and start the binding at each corner, the process will use up fabric. If possible, I round off the corners, mostly on baby or children's quilts and sew the binding around the corner. Saves time and fabric. Try it.
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09-24-2010, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jayelee
I dont miter my borders becuse it overwhelms me I just cant figure out how
It is also the end of the quilt and am afraid I will make a mistake and ruin the quilt.
So no mitering for me.
09-24-2010, 07:30 AM
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So, if you miter the corners of the quilt top, do you have trouble with the corners "sticking out" when it is quilted? I just miter when the fabric looks best (usually a strip or border print) if it is mitered. If I'm using a busy print or solid fabric I don't miter.
09-24-2010, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by trisha
I don't like mitering. I try and make most of my quilts with the backs a few inches larger than the front so I have a built in binding. Does anyone else do this? Easiest way possible and the people I make quilts for wouldn't know the difference anyway.
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