Joining strips together for a border or log cabin?
03-20-2019, 05:01 PM
#14
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I don't like the angled join. For one thing, it's a longer seam, so More noticeable. For another thing, it's on the bias, and may ripple. It doesn't make any sense to me.
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03-21-2019, 07:07 AM
#16
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Location: Carroll, Iowa
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I've always joined using the 45 degree angle, even my borders. I know that means I'll be wasting fabric but I keep those cutoffs to use when making HST. So really their not a waste but a pe-cut. I like the look of the angle more so than a straight seam. Just my preference.
03-21-2019, 07:28 AM
#19
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It depends on the pattern. If I am doing something like Log Cabin with straight joins, then I use straight joins in the borders. If the pattern has a lot of miters in the pattern like star, I join on the 45 degrees. I will however do a straight join if I am short on fabric so I can stretch out my fabric further.
03-21-2019, 09:11 AM
#20
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Location: Mableton, GA
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I use an angle unless there isn't enough fabric. My last border is orange with white dots about the size of a pencil eraser. By some magic luck, when I cut it and joined it, the dots all look like it is one long piece. I couldn't have done that if I tried.
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