What is the downside to trimming a small excess off the borders? Why do you have to measure exactly rather than having them longer and trimming the excess off like when putting together a log cabin block? Just curious.
I just finished my top! As it turned out, after I trimmed off the selvedge, the one strip was the exact size I needed! Whew. Glad it wasn't shorter. The other was slightly (less than 1/4") longer. I will make sure I don't pre-cut my borders the next time. Thanks everyone for that tip.
I've finally got down the miter corners for binding. I do get a little confused joining the binding at the end but I use Fons and Porters tool and watch their video. LOL
Now I have to buy the backing and binding fabric so I can finish it.
I sure like using pre-cuts. I used a charm pack for this one. The last quilt I did I had to cut 144 5" squares from fat quarters. Still need to sandwich it and quilt it. I'm a bit nervous. I've never done one so large.
Thanks again!