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Why miter the borders?

Old 09-26-2010, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
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I'm not at this - what do you do if you don't miter ?
Me, too. What's the alternative to mitering?
This is a close up of the borders on a wall hanging I'm making. The border seams show up better on something unquilted in pictures. These borders are not mitered. They're sewn with straight seams.
If I am joining different borders I do this way but I do miter the binding. I find I do not waste as much material with square cut corners on the borders.
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Old 09-26-2010, 03:03 AM
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I don't know how to do it any other way...I have always mitered my corners...what do they look like when not mitered?
I might like to try it. Thanks Betty
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Old 09-26-2010, 03:06 AM
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Thank you for the photo, I just asked about how they looked not mitered...
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Old 09-26-2010, 12:40 PM
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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'm sure this will be a dumb question, BUT here it goes. Are you talking about when you put the binding on? If you are, then how do you sew binding on if you don't miter? Thanks.

OOPS.. never mind now that I've read some replies I realize I read the question wrong. No I don't miter borders.
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Old 09-26-2010, 12:50 PM
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A quilting teacher stopped by my sewing room recently and told me that I "must" miter corners on my samples and on my work to look professional.
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Old 09-26-2010, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by quilttiludrop
A quilting teacher stopped by my sewing room recently and told me that I "must" miter corners on my samples and on my work to look professional.
Oh Oh!!! Quilt Police!! :shock:
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Old 09-26-2010, 01:38 PM
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I was recently at a quilt show. It seamed like have the quilts had mitered borders - the other half didn't! And you know what - they were all beautiful!
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Old 09-27-2010, 12:17 PM
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I was taught by my first quilting teacher to miter all borders and bindings. Fast forward many years ... now after reading many of Gwen Marston's texts, I am reminded of how different things are since our ancestors sat rocking and sewing quilts by hand.
Did they miter? According to Gwen it's the rare antique quilt that has been found to be "mitered." I think, much like the Amish say, it would have been considered wasteful and too "fancy." I used to miter, now I rarely do. I would include another reason not to. It's more time consuming for today's minute conscious quiltmaker. Our quilts are beautiful whether mitered or not. 8-)
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Old 09-27-2010, 12:39 PM
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Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Depends on the fabric/quilt.
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Old 09-27-2010, 03:37 PM
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I am fairly new to quilting. I was taught to miter my corners, so that's what I've always done. I would be interested in an explanation of how the corners are sewn w/out mitering. Thanks!
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