pittsburgpam

Press with a very hot iron, don't use steam. In fact, I almost never use steam on anything as it can really distort your piecing.

After I made sure that the seam is how I want it I fold the borders back and trim off the excess.

pittsburgpam

Ta Da! A nicely mitered corner that is square too.

If you are using a patterned fabric that you want the motif to match in the corners then back at the step of attaching the borders make sure that the center point of each border piece is at the same point in the pattern repeat. They should meet up well at the corners.

k3n

Pam - you're a mind reader - I was just admiring your mitre on the thread about this quilt and wondering how you get it so perfect! I'll give this a go! Thanks so much!

amma

Awesome tutorial!!! You sure can get a perfect mitre...I will give this a try :D Thank You :D :D :D

Kyiav10

WOW! Great tutorial!! I was wondering how to do mitered borders and haven't taken the time to find it in my books yet.

Thanks Pam!!

Kyia

kluedesigns

excellent tutorial

Harmony

Thanks for the tutorial, Pam. I have a scrap quilt I've been dying to make, but I keep putting it off because I didn't know how to do a mitered border. This will sure help! :D

ceannastahr

Finally directions and pics that make sense to me. Thank you

Ninnie

great tutorial!!! and love that fabric!

pittsburgpam

You're all welcome. I have found it to be the only way that I can get a near perfect miter. Matching up stripes, which a lot of border fabrics have, is about impossible for me to do otherwise.