How to Piece Together Quilt Borders
- 1). Measure each patchwork quilt edge. For a 2-inch border, add 4 inches plus a 1/2-inch seam allowance to the measurement of each edge. This measurement will determine your fabric yardage for the border
- 2). Cut each edge border strip to measure.
- 3). With right sides together, pin a border strip to one edge. Sew the strip to the edge with a 1/2-inch seam, stopping 1/2 inch from the corners. Repeat for each edge.
- 4). Place the quilt face-up on a flat surface. Fold the quilt and borders in half diagonally, right sides together, matching corner to corner with precision.
- 5). Position the square quilt rule's interior diagonal marking on the quilt edge at the corner. Mark the 45-degree angle of the miter with the pencil along the edge of the square rule.
- 6). Insert two straight pins near the miter mark. Cut the borders 1/2 inch away from the edge of the miter mark.
- 7). Insert pins at the edge and sew up the miter seam, beginning at the corner, with a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Repeat for each mitered corner.
