which direction do my borders go? - The Quilting Forum
Feb 15, 2015 · Cut your vertical borders from the length of fabric, do this first. Then cut your your horizontal borders from the width of the fabric. This how to have a directional fabric all go the same direction. Love your quilt, and glad to havE you join our forum. Claire OneStitchAtATime.
Borders - where do you place the seams? - The Quilting Forum
Nov 16, 2015 · When I use pieced borders, I just make sure that the seams don't fall too near the ends. My personal goal is to have them no closer than about ten inches from the ends. Once you quilt the borders, the seams just sort of disappear. Courage is being scared to death, and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne.
How to square up quilt top before adding borders?? - Jenny Doan
Aug 2, 2014 · When it comes to measuring for the borders, measure the quilt in three places, not on the edge, & take the average to determine border length. Measure the fabric for the border & then pin the border to the edge before sewing, easing in any fullness on the border or quilt top -- don't just add a strip of border fabric & sew it to the border ...
Are there border width rules? - The Quilting Forum - Missouri …
Feb 12, 2020 · If I am honest, I add them on not to enhance quilt, but to add width or height. So a lot of my decisions go something like this: “I need about 10 inches of height, so I’ll add 5 inch borders. Let’s see. I have enough for 2 inches of this fabric I used, so that’ll be one. Let’s make other border 3.5. I usually am satisfied, but I bet ...
Mitered Corners - The Quilting Forum - Missouri Star's Quilt …
May 23, 2012 · And yes Jean, after watching this video I had a DUH! moment and realized I could sew the 3 border pieces together and attach them as one! Much easier. My borders all sewn together are 9", it was way better to sew them all together first. She shows how to line up pieced border seams in the miter seam, made it easy and accurate.
Uneven Border - The Quilting Forum - Missouri Star's Quilt …
Jul 14, 2018 · Has anyone ever seen a quilt that has side borders that are a different dimension than top & bottom borders? I want to lengthen my quilt to fit a queen size bed. If I added new or deeper borders to top & bottom it would fit my bed. Presently this quilt is wider than it is long and the quilt pattern is directional (vertical).
How to make the diagonal strip border - The Quilting Forum
Nov 6, 2018 · 2. Divide that length by the number of strips desired. 3. The finished width of your strips will be 71% of the answer to #2. 4. Add the seam allowances and make/sew up your strip set. 5. Cut your strip set to length depending on the desired width of the border. Remember the angle is 45 degrees.
Tumbler Quilt Borders - The Quilting Forum - Missouri Star's Quilt ...
Apr 23, 2012 · Re: Tumbler Quilt Borders thanks again - i've actually seen a tumbler done w/adding the little triangle to give it a straight edge, but i can't say i really like the look of that. looked a little "make-shift" - if that's the only option, then i'd …
Joining border strips - The Quilting Forum - Missouri Star's Quilt ...
Oct 2, 2016 · Re: Joining border strips. If you are running short on fabric, using straight seams for joining borders will take less fabric. Have done both diagonal and straight seams on borders, I generally use straight seams. Don't use LOF to cut borders as I like the little bit of give on WOF to not get borders with waves.
Square up quilt top before or after borders????? - Jenny Doan
Jul 30, 2012 · Re: Square up quilt top before or after borders????? My tried and true method of doing borders is to lay the quilt flat on the floor. Take one side border and pin it at the MIDDLE of the quilt top, smoothing it as you lay it flat all the way down to the bottom edge of the quilt top.