Question about borders ?
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Question about borders ?
What do you guys do when you put borders on .....do you make it all one long piece or do you piece it together? I have bought as much as 3 yards to make sure I didn't piece the border . Is it okay to piece them?
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Both ways work. It comes down to a personal preference. I will precut my long strips for the borders before I start cutting any material for blocks so that I don't have seams, if I can. But if I have to, because I am sewing from a kit, then I don't sweat the small stuff, and just have seams in the borders. I don't know about anyone else, but I do try not to have the seams in the center of the border. I try to offset them and stagger them around the quilt.
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Cathy ... If I have the yardarge I try not to piece it. But it also depends on how wide the border is going to be. I'm not going to buy 108" of fabric for a 2" inner border If I have a wide border and it's a big bold print and piecing will be obvious, I'll either buy enough yardage or try to match the print.
If I have to piece it, I prefer to do it on the diagonal.
If I have to piece it, I prefer to do it on the diagonal.
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I usually stitch them straight across. Actually, I will stitch binding on the diagonal but not borders. It never occurred to me to do the borders as a diagonal. I may have to try that.
I do use a lot of prints, so the seam isn't as visible as if you are using a solid fabric. Before quilting and washing, the seams can be very visible. After the quilting process and washing, most times, I can't even see where I seamed the border, even if it is a solid.
I do use a lot of prints, so the seam isn't as visible as if you are using a solid fabric. Before quilting and washing, the seams can be very visible. After the quilting process and washing, most times, I can't even see where I seamed the border, even if it is a solid.
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I have pieced many a border and always just a straight seam. Unless it's a very directional fabric I don't think it much matters. The last couple of baby quilts I've done had very directional fabric (what was I thinking???) and it worked out just peachy. Baby certainly didn't notice and Mom loved it.
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It depends on the quilt. If the border fabrics are a light solid, I try not to piece them as I think it is to obvious. In a busy border fabric you can hardly notice a join especially if you quilt along the seam line. I sometimes place a block into the border or add a design to diguise a join. Sometimes I miter the corners, sometimes I do a straight corner and sometimes I add corner blocks. You will need to decide what is right with your quilt pattern.
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Both ways work. It comes down to a personal preference. I will precut my long strips for the borders before I start cutting any material for blocks so that I don't have seams, if I can. But if I have to, because I am sewing from a kit, then I don't sweat the small stuff, and just have seams in the borders. I don't know about anyone else, but I do try not to have the seams in the center of the border. I try to offset them and stagger them around the quilt.
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