Learn How to Add Borders to Your Quilt and Square It Up

Welcome to How To's Day with Lisa, where you'll discover the expert techniques for enhancing your quilting skills. In this comprehensive quilting tutorial, you're going to learn how to put borders on your quilt and achieve a perfectly square finish. As we all know, when piecing blocks and sewing multiple seams, achieving absolute accuracy can be a challenge. That's why adding borders to your quilt is an essential step in the quilting process, as it helps to square up your quilt and ensure a polished result.

In this video, Lisa will guide you through the step-by-step process of adding borders to your quilt. She'll share invaluable tips and tricks to help you measure your quilt accurately to add the perfect border to complement your design. With Lisa's expert guidance, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to achieve precise measurements and achieve a square quilt.

Main Points Covered:

Importance of borders in quilting and achieving a square quilt.
Step-by-step process for measuring your quilt accurately.
Techniques for adding borders seamlessly to your quilt.
Tips to ensure a square and polished finish.
Are you ready to take your quilting skills to the next level? Join Lisa in this engaging tutorial and master the art of adding borders to your quilt. Don't forget to hit the like button, subscribe to our channel for more quilting tutorials, and share this video with your fellow quilting enthusiasts.

[dawnjohnson]

Thank you for the great instructions! Definitely worth watching.

[michellewelch]

Thank you! Great instruction, the why as well as the how and clearly spoken without wasted time. Excellent!

[nancyritzel]

I found the PERFECT "how to" on quilt borders with your video. 'Love how precise you are and that you are a "pin-ner". Thank you so much for taking the time to show and encourage other quilters!!!

[patyake]

Great video. I learnt something for which I am thankful.

[jwilson]

This is great information! I made quilts for years not realizing I had to use this technique of matching the size of opposite borders. It has made ALL the difference in preventing the waviness in my borders that was making quilting my quilts a nightmare! Thanks!

[lstevens]

Thank you for this great ‘how to’ for adding borders. It really is very easy to follow.

[hazelem]

OMG! I am a 68 years old recently retired nurse and I started sewing during Covid. Yesterday I squared up my huge centrepiece which consists of a a village with 5 clusters of houses, with streets, trees, grass etc. The walls of the houses are minimum the height of A4 because of a collection of photos within each cluster. All the houses are appliquéd. This is only my third ever sewing project which I am hand piecing and hand quilting. My son is in real estate. It took me three hours to square up and I had to get my husband to help me. My cutting line was ok lengthwise because I had been meticulous to keep the walls perpendicular while piecing but somehow my measurements were 3 cm different on each side. I couldn’t cut off at the bottom because I only had 6 inches and it was parallel to the bottom of the houses. I adjusted the sky but had to make magic so that I still had 90 degrees in the corners. But anyway, I’m now out by half an inch which I will adjust with the frame I’m putting around. Wish I had found your video before yesterday.

[Westernwilson]

Thanks for that very clear and concise explanation of why adding borders properly is critical to keeping your quilt square and flat! I messed up my quilts for years just sewing on borders cut to fit the sides. I could not figure out why my quilts had so much waviness and they were a nightmare once they got onto a longarm for quilting. I never add a border now anywhere in a quilt without using this simple and effective method!

[deewinston]

Thank you. Your explanation is very clear. I’m fixing to add a border to my second quilt.❤

[mariansnair]

This is the best explanation I've seen. Thank you so much

[goatherder]

Thank you! I love the “short” video but you nicely covered all the information and instructions.

[noniemcd]

Excellent commentary. You included everything.

[jimdavidson]

Thank you so much. You left no questions unanswered!

[Mickey-jnhz]

I learned a lot and looking for the “mitered” corners. Thank you for sharing.

[ragdollyally]

This is such a helpful and comprehensive video. Thank you 😊

[anon_frendo]

Great video! I just finished sewing my first quilt rows and wanted to add a border to it! This was perfect, thank you.

[jodyclark]

Hi, This is probably one of the best how to's I've seen. You explain clearly and you stay on the subject! Thank you for a great video. I am going to look for your mitered corner video. Thanks again.

[suebean]

Very good and informative video. Thanks so much. You’re a good teacher and explain everything so well.

[ssadvweld]

Thank you for this video. I'm still so confused... If your quilt has three different measurements but you make the borders one size, how do the borders still fit when the quilt top is slightly larger or smaller than the length of the border strips? Why not trim the quilt top to be the same width and length all around? Why not trim the border to size after it's sewn on? I have done the latter without noticing any bunching but only on smaller sized tops. It seems to me if the strip is too short and you pin on both ends you'll get bunching. Is there a way to explain this or demonstrate this in even more detail? I really want to learn to do it the right way.

[terribishop]

The amazing quilt/wall hanging on the wall behind you ....is there a pattern or tutorial for it? Ty for this video.