i dont have enough border material
#21
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I NEVER pieced my borders with diagonal seams. That sound like something the quilt police would say. Most quilts I made were for competition, For queen size quilts, I always bought the length of the quilt and that would be enough for the borders and the binding.
#23
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As a quilter, if I saw a diagonal seam on a border it would probably draw my eye, because I would be wondering why the quilter went to the extra effort to put a diagonal seam there!
#30
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I make straight seams on a wider border. Diaginal seems take up too much facric. on thinner inner borders I will make diaginal seams- Why???? not sure! After you get the quilt done you will not be able to tell if the seam is straight or diaginal. also I do ot match patterns/prints unless it is a stripe
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