redstilettos

Well I thought I had mitered corners figured out last night, but when I went to iron the square, I had little bunches of material where the mitered corner connected the frame to the square. So it doesn't iron flat very well.

Is that normal, or am I doing something wrong? I have to say the front looks great for a change!

cjsews

If the front looks good you are fine. Just need to change the direction you are pressing. I press the piece towards the border and then press the miter seam open

linda8450

I stitch the side border on just up to 1/4" of the end of the quilt fabric, then do the same on the top and bottom. Then when you stitch the miter in, it should lay flat in the corner.

MadQuilter

It's really important to measure across the width and mark the fabric for that length. I pin the fabric from marked edge to marked edge making sure I have enough hanging over for the miter. Then I sew from 1/4" inside the edge to 1/4" inside the other edge, back-stitching on the start and end but NOT sewing into the 1/4" seam allowance.

There are different ways how to get the miter marked (or folded and pressed) and sewn for the actual miter.

ManiacQuilter2

Watch this video with EB on miter corners
https://vimeo.com/27028498