Learn how to miter corners with this easy method that creates beautiful polished corners every time! Makes sewing mitered corners fun instead of intimidating and is the perfect method to finish napkins, blankets, quilts, burp cloths and more!
How to miter corners
Hey, guys! Remember the tutorial where I showed you how to sew mitered corners? As promised, today I’m going to show you how to miter corners with another easy peasy method! You might even consider this method an upgrade from the first technique and you also might end up loving this method more (a lot of people do, so chances are high!).
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This second way of sewing corners gives you perfect mitered corners that are also more secure than the first method. In fact the only difference between these two is the additional stitch that makes the corner more secure (and sometimes a little neater). This little seam also helps the finished product look professional and polished! And these are the reasons a lot of people resort to this method instead of the first method, when finishing corners on napkins, table cloths, table runners, quilts and more.
In case you missed that tutorial, there’s also a third method for sewing mitered corners, using bias tape. You can check out the tutorial here!
No fail mitered corners
Materials:
- Square or rectangular fabric
- Fabric marker or chalk
- Quilting ruler
- Cutting mat
- Rotary cutter
- Pressing iron
- Scissors
- Quilting clips
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
Directions:
The first steps of this tutorial are pretty much the same as the other method for mitering corners.
Prepare the fabric
1. With your iron on steam, give the fabric a nice press.
2. Square up the fabric with the help of a cutting mat, a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler. You need precise edges for this project so the fabrics match perfectly in the corners when folded and pressed.
Trace lines & fold
3. Decide the width of your border and using a fabric marker or chalk and the quilting ruler, trace two lines parallel with the edges, in the width of your final border (for example, for my napkin, I wanted a 1″ border so I traced 2 lines: one of them 1″ away from the edge and the other one 1″ away from the first line).
4. Repeat for all sides of the fabric.
5. Bring the fabric to the ironing board and with your iron on high steam, press the edges in, using the lines traced on the fabric as guides. Start with the first line, then the second line. Give the fabric a nice press on each line.
6. Open the folds partially (only the first set of folds).
Trace & fold the corner
7. Trace a line through the bottom of the corner rhombus.
8. Fold the corner over that line and press with the iron on steam.
Secure the corner
9. Flip fabric to the right side.
10. Fold the fabric until the sides meet and clip the sides together.
11. Sew the corner right through the line traced in step 7, back stitching start and end.
12. Trim the seam to 1/8″.
13. Trim the pointy corner a little more.
14. Press the seam open with your iron on steam.
15. Push the corner right side out, using a blunt tool.
16. Press well and edge stitch the border, pivoting when you get to the corner.
So now that you know how to miter corners 3 WAYS, what is your favorite method for finishing corners? Please let me know in the comments below and don’t forget to rate this tutorial! Thanks!
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