How to add quilt borders

Learn how to sew simple quilt borders for beginners with this step by step tutorial. It'll show you how to cut, piece and attach a border.

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Let me show you how to add borders to your quilt the correct way! This will help prevent puckers and tucks in the quilting, and help your quilt to lay flat when it is done. Whether you choose to quilt

"How many yards should I get to add a border to my quilt?" This is one of the most popular questions from my retail quilt shop days. Let's...

Adding quilt borders is a common last step when making a quilt. Toby Lischko shows you how to properly put borders onto your quilts.

It can be easy to find ourselves in a “quilting rut” with any area of a quilt, but borders seem to be particularly prone to this, perhaps because it’s easy to just be ready to be done by the time we’re quilting a border. But, borders can also add a lot of interest to a quilt, so let’s take a look at

I had ‘snowing class’ last night and I’m so excited about the border to the courthouse steps quilt! It’s looking great already. I had a lot of strips cut that I didn’t…

Sewing a flange on a quilt is a simple way to add an accent to your quilt. It highlights the center of the quilt, and provides great interest. This hub shows how to make a quilt flange, inside a border, and inside the binding.

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Adding quilt borders is a common last step when making a quilt. Toby Lischko shows you how to properly put borders onto your quilts.