Mitered corners

A mitered corner is an elegant finishing touch, a crisp fold that tucks a hemmed…

Mitered corners are a great way to create professional looking results when sewing corners. Many times mitered corners are associated with quilts or other projects that are being finished with some kind of a binding. However, Stacy Grissom demonstrates how to create a mitered corner while doing a double fold hem around the edge of a project.

Updated 4-25-12 with new and improved pictures! In honor of Sew, Mama, Sew’s quilting month I am finally getting around to posting this pictorial tutorial (say that 10 times fast!) on how to …

See how to sew mitered corners - the easy way!

If you've been following me on Instagram (suzanne_zingg) then you know I'm into doing tablescapes and table top decor. I love pretty dishes with coordinating table linen but because I sometimes have trouble finding just the perfect cloth napkins, I decided to try making them. My nicer commercially made cloth...

I love mitered corners on multiple strip borders, although butted borders with cornerstones are nice, too. In a small table top quilt I am currently making, the mitered corners echo the corners in the quilt block itself However, getting everything to line up precisely isn’t always easy. Borrowing on a technique used by Sharon Schamber, I have found an easy way to get the corners to match as well as possible. Sew your strips together. Sew the longer side strips to your quilt using a ¼ inch…

Perfect mitered corners ….. Here are some key tips: - use bias binding - stitch the binding with 1/4” seam allowance - stop 🛑 at 1/4” before the corner...

Tacking binding to make mitered corners is a skill all quilters strive to learn. Learn the steps and a trick or two to improve the process for your...

Making mitered corners doesnt' hjave to be hard.Start with a small application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time!