Before I get to my topic of the week, I’d like to share a few helpful hints for using a blog such as mine. Some posts (like this one) contain instructions for techniques you may want to save. There are a number of ways to do this:
• When you click on the link to open my blog the first thing you’ll see is my most recent post and, if you scroll down through it, you’ll find my previous posts. Because I put a lot of pictures in my posts, my site may load slowly on your computer or other device. That’s why I always send you a link to just my most recent post also.
• If you are on my full site and want to open just one of my posts, simply click on the title of that particular post:
• When you’re in the page that contains only one post, the title will turn black as in the example below. You can “bookmark” that post to save it for future reference. On my computer I can add a bookmark by clicking on the star in the upper right, typing in a name for it and clicking on “done”. This process may be different on your computer, but it should be similar.
• If you’d rather print that post and save a hard copy of the information, click on “print me” under the post title (and be sure you’re connected to a printer):
I hope this was helpful. Now for my topic of the week:
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I’ve recently been using Elmer’s School Glue™ to match fabric patterns when sewing strips together. This week we’ll use the same glue technique to miter a border.
• Sew the border strips onto 2 adjacent sides of the quilt top, using a 1/4″ seam allowance, and backstitching 1/4″ from the corner on each strip:
• Fold the end of the horizontal strip under at a 45 degree angle, forming a miter. If your fabric happens to be a stripe – the miter will be much easier to see :-). Press:
• Pull this newly pressed crease back
• and squeeze a thin line of glue along the edge of the crease:
• Lay the glued crease back in place on the vertical strip and press again to dry the glue:
• Once the glue is dry, fold the quilt top in half diagonally to expose the glued crease and stitch in the crease. Trim off the excess strips, 1/4″ from the stitching, and you’re done.
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And one last thing!
Last week I shared information about the Sun Prairie Quilt Show. There will be two other shows in the Southeast Wisconsin area that same weekend:
West Suburban Quilters Guild will be holding their show at the Waukesha Expo Center. For more info go to: http://wsqg.net/quilt-show/
The Crazy Quilters in Mukwonago will also be holding their annual quilt show at the Mukwonago Middle School. For more info go to: http://www.mukwonagocrazyquilters.com/annual-show/
Deb M says
Thank you for this tutorial, Chris! I’ve not yet attempted mitered borders but have wanted to. I do use school glue a lot in my quilting and now I have another new technique to add to my arsenal!
Cheryl Parker says
I’ve taught mitered borders in the past, but, I always use lots of pins, to get it all set up. I think I’ll try this method and see how it compares. Our quilt show is the same weekend (Pride of the Prairie, Plainfield, IL).