I just can't seem to ever get a great mitered corner.
My next Moda Bake Shop project has stripes for the border so in my mind the corners must be mitered.
Last night I was able to recruit some help from Kathleen, my sewing expert and look at what she did!
I am so thankful for her and her sewing help!
So, do you like mitered corners?
Do you miter your corners?
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~Natalia
I enjoy mitered corners. It took some patience, but once I got the hang of it, it's the only way to go.
ReplyDeleteI've done a few, I love the look, so I had to figure it out :) Yours look great, all the stripes matching! Hope you have a good day :)
ReplyDeleteMine are awful. Maybe she would share secrets. I really want to make the baby quilt with self border.
ReplyDeleteI dislike mitered corners. Sometimes they turn out--sometimes they don't and it is the times they don't that I dislike them.
ReplyDeleteMary
I dislike mitered corners. Sometimes they turn out--sometimes they don't and it is the times they don't that I dislike them.
ReplyDeleteMary
looks great! I might have done it once. I remember seeing Eleanor Burns do a mitered corner on her show once and she made it look easy!
ReplyDeleteI love the look but not the execution. Mine rarely turn out totally right. If they lay flat the stripes don't meet etc
ReplyDeleteI LOVE mitered corners but I don't like making them..only done them once and it was fluke that they turned out!! These are gorgeous...look at how the lines all line up!! Perfection!
ReplyDeletePaulette
I am so looking forward to seeing your finished quilt! I really like the Nautical & Nice collection.
ReplyDeleteI usually don't miter my corners, it like mitered corners a lot but typically take the easy way with straight border corners.
Mitering seems so much harder! So no I don't miter!
ReplyDeleteThat corner is as perfect as can be! I miter some corners. I think it mostly depends on the print. If I can get away without a miter, I do. If it would flow better with, I go ahead and miter.
ReplyDeletepractice makes perfect!! in the end it is much easier than you'd think.. i did a tutorial that may help you out a bit! http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2009/08/mitered-multiple-borders-tutorial.html
ReplyDeleteWow, that is serious talent! I've never mitered my corners, but I do love the look of them!
ReplyDeleteHow about posting a tutorial on meter corners. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture-frame look, especially with a stripe. I have found a formula which lets me pre-cut the miters before I sew the borders on my quilt. I spend so much time and effort on my piecing, why should a mitered border just be slapped on in the hope that it lines up? Pre-cutting it makes it "sew" easy!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I miter, sometimes I don't... Just depends. Although I will say that if I can get around it, I do try! I love it when quilts just *scream* for cornerstones in the borders. :P
ReplyDeleteI love the look of mitred corners when they're lovely and sharp. Mine are variable to say the least! I keep trying though.
ReplyDeletewow! those mitered corners are so perfect! it's so hard with striped fabrics! can't wait to see your finished quilt! I love mitered corners but haven't done that on a quilt yet.
ReplyDeleteCHEERS to your good friend Kathleen!!! She did an awesome job on those mitered borders!!!
ReplyDeleteDo I like them? I love them! Look so professional ;)
Do I use them or make them? no. I have never tried, b/c I'm too chicken and not enough confidence in myself. :/
can't wait to see the rest of this project over at the Moda Bake Shop soon ;) thanks for the sneak peak!
Love from Texas! ~bonnie