mudsprite

Hi there,

Am scared spitless at the prospect of attempting a mitered
border that is 10 inches wide. Have never mitered but I did
leave an extra 12" which was not mentioned in directions
but a gal in the know about this quilt told me to cut the
extra foot. Have no more material in case of goofs.

Does anyone have a foolproof method for wide mitered
borders? Is there a site that I could visit? Am visual so
pictures are great. Thanks for any and all help.

BellaBoo

Go to Youtube and search for mitered borders. Lots of videos using different methods.

Marcia

Good luck! I have tried to miter corners a couple times, some with success and some without!

I am anxious to read all the great hints (I hope) you get here---thanks for posing this question!!

littlehud

I haven't had much success with mitered borders. Let me know how yours work.

carrieg

Right here in the tutorials section is a tute on mitered corners. That helped me when I had to redo what I already did. First attempt was wonky, 2nd attempt was acceptable!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21057-1.htm

mudsprite

Oops, forgot to mention added 12" to all ends or 2 feet to each border so wouldn't run short.

Tiffany

I successfully do mitered borders all the time, but I also do a lot of reverse sewing as well. I don't recommend you cut any of the extra fabric off until after you have sewn the miter together. Once sewn, open it up and see how it looks. If you are unhappy with it you can reverse sew it and have a second attempt at lining up the fabric. If you've already cut it you will have to stick with however it comes out the first time. What type of fabric are you using? If you have several colors, make sure to pin the seams at each section where the color joins together. Oh, and I pin the dickens out of my corners before sewing! Hope this helps some.

MadQuilter

I do them successfully but it's the dickens to explain,

Yes, it is extremely important to leave enough fabric for the miter. I actually ran short on one border a long time ago, and now I leave plenty. So good for you!

I sew the border up to the 1/4" mark and generally backstitch so it won't unravel. Then I pull the side border up and align it perfectly with the top border. (The corner of the top will be folded like a triangle. The two borders will lay on top of each other.)

I use a 45 degree ruler and draw a line from the end of the sewing line (the back-stitched end point) to the end of the border. Then I carefully pin across the drawn line.

Starting at the back-stitched point, I sew on the line removing the pins as I go. Before I trim the excess and press the seams, I check my miter.

This method works well for me. Good luck with yours.

nativetexan

look at you tube and other places and practice on something smaller first. you can do it!

Tiffany

Madquilter - it looks like we do our miters the same way. It seems really easy that way. I've watched "experts" give lessons and they get all complicated and have all these extra steps, which only serves to confuse me and makes my miters come out funky looking. I think in this case simple is better.