Mitered Quilt Borders

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There are several ways to miter quilt borders. Getting the miter right is important. A miter that is off will result in either a tight corner that cups or a corner that is wavy. For this big wall quilt, I [...] Read more »

The Quilt Border

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This border layout is close to the first one that I tried last year. I could write about why I chose this border layout over the second one, but I really don’t want to. I will just show a photograph [...] Read more »

Back to the Quilt

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For me, it is time to work on a quilt again. I have a 7 day opening to work on it. The problem that I had last year with the border being crooked is what I am tackling today. It’s [...] Read more »

Mend a Towel

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Last weekend, my son was in town for something to do with Civil Air Patrol. I asked him to bring his laundry so I could clean it. He normally does this himself, but I do not mind giving him a [...] Read more »

Border for Quilt

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Part 5 of the quilt is done. Now it is time to decide what fabrics to use in the border. I have tentatively chosen some, I only hope there is enough yardage of each. On another note, John stopped by [...] Read more »