Question about Borders
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Question about Borders
I usually do one border at a time, but, am planning on two or three on my current work in progress. Looking for opinions on whether or not to sew the border fabrics together first and then put them on the quilt?
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I think unless you are mitering the borders you would want to put on one border at a time. Think of each border as a frame that is unbroken around the inner quilt. If multiple borders are sewn together and then added you don't get the same framed look. Unless of course that is the look you want. It is your quilt...your rules.
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I think unless you are mitering the borders you would want to put on one border at a time. Think of each border as a frame that is unbroken around the inner quilt. If multiple borders are sewn together and then added you don't get the same framed look. Unless of course that is the look you want. It is your quilt...your rules.
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it is easiest (depending on how narrow/wide the borders are to sew them together then add them- if they are fairly wide you might want to add them one at a time- I've done a few that had a narrow, wide, narrow, wide border- all together then added- helps keep those narrow ones straight.
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I agree with what the others have mentions, you WILL get less waves. But if you haven't done a miter border. you might want to do some research on it. I consider myself above average as a quilter and it seems that no matter HOW careful I am in measuring and rechecking, I always end up with one problem corner. I might suggest that you baste you borders first using a longer stitch on your machine. Press it and check that your corner is exactly 90 degrees. If all seems OK, then go ahead and do your final stitching. I do this when the quilt has been basted. Little difficult but there is NOTHING worse than pin basting your quilt and the miter corner is OFF !! Good Luck !!
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I think unless you are mitering the borders you would want to put on one border at a time. Think of each border as a frame that is unbroken around the inner quilt. If multiple borders are sewn together and then added you don't get the same framed look. Unless of course that is the look you want. It is your quilt...your rules.
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