As promised, here is a tutorial for mitering borders.  I included specific directions for this in my Bubbles pattern, but there wasn’t enough room in the others so I am including it here.  (It’s also on the side bar.)

My friend, Pat Hopkins, mitered the corners on her version of Town Square.  Didn’t she line up the stripes nicely?  (I am not that patient so I’m glad you sewed this one, Pat.)  Please excuse the out of focus photo but I was focusing elsewhere on the quilt and don’t have it back yet to stage a re-shoot.
 

Mitered borders really aren’t that hard.  In fact, they can actually be a time-saver when you have a number of borders to apply to a quilt.  My friend Mary tried it when she tested Bubbles, and she was surprised how easy it was.

Happy sewing!
Amanda

So they should start arriving at shops within a few days.  Interested shops can email me; as shops order my patterns I will be adding them to my webpage.  If you choose to buy the patterns from a distributor, please email me to let me know you carry them and I’ll add you to the list.

In response to inquiries, I do not carry my fabrics – I leave that to Robert Kaufman.  You can order “Veranda”, the fabric line that I used for all the patterns, now for August delivery.  Please make sure to order ahead of time to ensure you get the fabrics.

Thanks everyone!
Amanda

P.S.  If anyone is in the area of Manassas, Virginia, I’ll be speaking at the Manassas Quilt Guild on Monday night…

Guess what came in the mail today? 

The July/August issue of Quiltmaker.  I turned to page 40 and saw…

…”Jewels of My Garden”, the very first quilt I made out of Veranda.  This is a really fun bed-sized quilt.    It is so easy to make, with just flying geese, squares, and rectangles making up the blocks.  I used the pink paisley feature print for the border to bring everything together.  I used a bright Kona yellow for the square centers, but you really could pull any color from the accent prints.

Kimberly, of Fat Quarter Shop, will be offering kits for this “Jewels of My Garden” when Veranda ships in August.

Happy sewing!
Amanda