Re: Final Borders Assy Question

Hi,

A silly question, what are cornerstones.

I have only ever done the sides first, then the top & bottom. I have tried
mitred corners but they turn out icky.

Di
Vic Aust

"TwinMom" <twinmom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok friends, I'm at a loss here. I'm turning to the group to see what ya'll
do. When I was taught to make quilts, one of my first teachers told us to
put the side borders on first, then add the top and bottom. Something
about seams around the top being uncomfortable when in use, wearing
better, hanging straighter and it was just easier that way. That's what I
was taught all those years ago. Always done it that way. BTW, most of the
smaller quilt patterns I've seen (lap & such) also show this "wrong"
method.

Now, in making this TB Club Quilt, they want the top and bottom first,
THEN the sides. This makes for some Really Long sides (120") and Fairly
Short top/bottom (84") border cuts. So, I checked with the shop owner and
she concurs on the TB way. Then I check my reference books (Oh, I should
read the manual first? LOL) and, Yep, I've been doing it "wrong" all these
years. I'm going to keep doing it my "wrong" way unless there is some
convincing arguments to the contrary. It seems that, when I do it my way,
the borders on a large rectangular quilt come out generally close in size
when the sides go on first, and the top/bottom second. In the TB example,
my raw borders would be roughly 100" sides and 104" top/bottom.

So, keeping in mind that TANQP (There Are No Quilt Police), what do ya'll
do in attaching your final borders? Curious minds want to know. LOL

Lorraine in WA



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