Border in brief.

This frames the finished quilt top. A border can have butted or square corners, i.e. where one strip is joined to another to form a 90° corner. To measure fabric for a border, measure the width of the quilt top through the centre. Cut top and bottom borders to this measurement. Now measure the length of the quilt, again through the centre adding twice the width of the border plus ½" seam allowance. Alternately, use a mitred border, where 2 strips, with 45° ends, are joined to form a 90° corner. Cut border strips the length of each side of the quilt, plus the border width, plus 1". When joining, begin and end stitches ¼" from the corner edges. Referring to dia. 10a, fold the quilt top right sides together, diagonally at one corner. Fold the border and the quilt seam allowances toward the quilt top and pin through both layers. Place a ruler along the folded edge of the quilt top, through the last stitch in the border seam and across the border, draw a line. Align the long raw edges of the borders and pin together along drawn line. Stitch along the line from inner ¼" to edge of border, dia 10b. Trim seam allowances to ¼". Press open. If multiple borders are to be used, then stitch them together first and treat as one piece.