How to Make a Quilt Border: Cutting and Measuring

Diane Harris
Sign in
Duration:   6  mins

Diane Harris talks about the problematic process of measuring and cutting borders. She teaches you a method that is fast, easy, and accurate, especially on large quilts. As an added benefit, it will help your quilt hang flat without wobbling borders.

Make a comment
  • (will not be published)

17 Responses to “How to Make a Quilt Border: Cutting and Measuring”

  2. Miss Papa

    You have such a smooth and calming voice. Thank you for easy to understand directions. Beautiful fabrics in the quilt! I’ve never thought to use different color borders on sides or top/bottom–very pretty!

    Reply
  3. mua sắm cúng ông táo

    Undeniably consider that that you said. Your favourite
    justification seemed to be at the internet the easiest factor to
    be mindful of. I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people think about issues that they just do not understand about.
    You managed to hit the nail upon the top and also outlined out the whole thing with no need side
    effect , other folks can take a signal. Will probably be again to get more.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Customer Service

      Hello Jan,

      Yes, you could do it that way. The method demonstrated helps to ensure that the quilt and the border are square when it gets attached.

      Thanks,
      Ashley National Quilters Circle Video Membership

      Reply
  5. avix.info

    I have been exploring for a little for any high quality articles or weblog posts on this sort of house .

    Exploring in Yahoo I finally stumbled upon this site.
    Studying this info So i’m satisfied to convey that I’ve a very good
    uncanny feeling I found out exactly what I needed. I such a lot
    surely will make certain to don?t put out of your mind this website and
    give it a look regularly.

    Reply
  6. Cindy Mizer

    I learned some good things, but when the instructor put the border pieces across the quilt to cut, the border pieces were crooked in relation to the top/bottom. She did it with both top/bottom borders and sides.

    Reply
  7. Sandra Chavez

    I noticed that when you laid your strip down the center of the quilt, it did not lay “straight” accross the blocks (one end is higher on the reference block than the other by about 1-2″) – does this make a difference?

    Reply
    • Customer Service

      Hi,

      If you are only off by a very small amount it will not make a difference. However, if you are off by a lot it will cause that cut to be slightly crooked which will in turn make the quilt not perfectly square. It is best to try and be as straight as possible.

      Cheers!

      Reply
  8. Vickie

    There are times when my quilt measured longer from side to side on the top than from side to side in the middle of the quilt. How do I fix that?

    Reply
    • Customer Service

      Hi,
      When it comes to an issue like this, as long as it is not off by too much, you can fix it by easing and stretching the fabric the be the same widths. I would not recommend doing any kind of cutting as this would be more noticeable.

      If you find you are off by a lot and that it is an issue that happens frequently, you may need to go back and ensure you are consistently and accurately piecing with a 1/4″ seam.

      Cheers!

      Reply
  9. Ruth H

    Why bias seams on the border? As a long arm quilter, I find they are very problematic. They stretch and make the border ripple or wave. If there is concern about seeing a straight seam line, once quilted the line becomes unnoticeable. Your thoughts please?

    Reply
    • Customer Service

      Hi,

      This comes down to personal preference, however if basted properly the border should not stretch when quilting.

      Cheers!

      Reply
  10. Julia

    The presenter should use good safety practices and close!!! The rotary cutter each time she cuts.

    Reply
  13. julie

    Thank you for your demonstration on borders. Would have liked to seen how to do borders on a larger quilt where you would have to add to the border strip to make it long enough to fit the side of the quilt.

    Loved your fabrics in the quilt you made. Beautiful.

    Reply

Explore videos by Diane Harris

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get exclusive premium content! Sign up for a membership now!