Border advice?
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Border advice?
I made this Double Irish Chain and am hesitating on the corners. How should I finish them, mitered or plain? (What's the correct term?) Because the border is two colors, the miter has to be absolutely perfect for the points to meet cleanly, but I'll tackle it if it's the better way.
When, in general, should corners be mitered?
I plan to bind it with the green. Yes?
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When, in general, should corners be mitered?
I plan to bind it with the green. Yes?
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Since you've already assembled them, I'd miter. I glue baste mine so they don't shift at all. What I do is lay one edge down, cross the other over it, fold it under so you get a 45 degree angle, press, align and glue. Unfold it, you can also pin in place if you want that extra security, sew on the fold line.
Alternatively, you can even add a cornerstone if you decide not to miter.
Alternatively, you can even add a cornerstone if you decide not to miter.
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I would miter them as well. When mitering corners I fold the entire quilt top on the diagonal correct. Press the fold for the borders and then pin well as Grannyrosie says. Sew. Open up the quilt to make sure your seams are correct and the miter is correct before trimming off your excess fabric.
And yes, I think binding in the green will pull that fabric more to the 'front'.
And yes, I think binding in the green will pull that fabric more to the 'front'.
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Done! Pretty good job too for a first attempt, if I do say so myself (IIDSSM). It looks perfect to me. I was super careful to end the stitching precisely at the origin of the miter.
Thanks for your kind words. According to the revised pattern, the dark brown border should have been 9.5" wide. (I changed the square size from 2" in the original design to 2.5" because the completed size was too small.) Because of my changes, the quilt was getting too big, so I opted for the borders you see. I'm leaning toward the brown binding that Nancy and Gale have recommended; the revised border is not as prominent as the wide one would have been and the dark brown is more practical for a house with two dogs.
I deliberately made this quilt understated, with muted colors. I wanted it to be useful - in the true sense of the word - and soothing.
Thanks again for your feedback!
Thanks for your kind words. According to the revised pattern, the dark brown border should have been 9.5" wide. (I changed the square size from 2" in the original design to 2.5" because the completed size was too small.) Because of my changes, the quilt was getting too big, so I opted for the borders you see. I'm leaning toward the brown binding that Nancy and Gale have recommended; the revised border is not as prominent as the wide one would have been and the dark brown is more practical for a house with two dogs.
I deliberately made this quilt understated, with muted colors. I wanted it to be useful - in the true sense of the word - and soothing.
Thanks again for your feedback!
Last edited by Manalto; 08-25-2015 at 03:34 AM.
#10
Glad it worked out...because this is really a very pretty - and as you said "soothing" quilt....Can't imagine anyone not being pleased to have it.....and i think the brown binding is also a good idea.
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