How come I can't "grasp it?"
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How come I can't "grasp it?"
I watched Jenny Doan's tutorial on how to make mitered corners, however I'm using a rectangle(s), and Jenny Doan uses a square(s). How come I'm constantly finding out just how obtuse I really am. It just does not compute for me. Any help with how to miter corners on rectangles without the birthing method? Any OTHER tutorials to suggest I could watch?
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By far the best tutorial I've ever seen on mitered corners (and other finishes) is Bonnie Browning's class on AQS iquilt (https://www.iquilt.com/course/border...shing-touches/).
As far as a free online class, I'd go with this 4-part series by Sherri Driver of McCall's:
Joining the Strips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hha...&nohtml5=False
Sewing Binding to Quilt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2MJ...&nohtml5=False
Joining the Ends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w5n...&nohtml5=False
Turning & Hand Stitching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lv...&nohtml5=False
EDIT: If you liked Jenny Doan's tutorial except for the fact it was a square, the only difference between squares & rectangles is that to calculate the perimeter of a square, you measure one side & multiply by 4. For a rectangle, you add together the length & the width & multiply by 2. Everything else should be the same.
As far as a free online class, I'd go with this 4-part series by Sherri Driver of McCall's:
Joining the Strips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hha...&nohtml5=False
Sewing Binding to Quilt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2MJ...&nohtml5=False
Joining the Ends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w5n...&nohtml5=False
Turning & Hand Stitching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lv...&nohtml5=False
EDIT: If you liked Jenny Doan's tutorial except for the fact it was a square, the only difference between squares & rectangles is that to calculate the perimeter of a square, you measure one side & multiply by 4. For a rectangle, you add together the length & the width & multiply by 2. Everything else should be the same.
Last edited by Bree123; 04-07-2016 at 01:10 PM.
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This is my favorite instructional video for mitered borders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVnUE2GMn8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBVnUE2GMn8
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