Donna is a really terrific teacher - she makes the piecing process totally understandable in down-to-earth language. Thanks!
@mrgarner47962 жыл бұрын
Outstanding tutorial...outstanding quilt.
@kathgleeson2429Ай бұрын
Thank you Donna and team for another fantastic tutorial. Your cutting instructions and sewing guide lines make the quilt look much easier than when you look at the whole quilt first off. I love watching your tutorials, you have made me a better quilter. Thank you once again to you all at Jordens fabrics. Happy Christmas 🎄 from Kathleen in England
@carlindatrenholm6586 Жыл бұрын
You keep amazing me with all the valuable information that you share in your tutorials. This tutorial included math for borders, how to stack your fabric to cut a couple layers at once, and the coolest one is how to sew the borders off of the stacked cut fabric. Thank you Donna 🧵🪡🌸
@anitajonsson43792 жыл бұрын
Just a fun, beautiful quilt that exudes happiness and energy. Love it! Thank you for that perfectly clear lesson. With every video I watch, I feel inside that I am going to be a real quilter. In my mind, I understand how your fabric pieces come together to make a quilt that will be cherished by the recipient. Thank you for leading the way, and in the process pulling back the curtain to show how your magic happens. Donna you are a truly multitalented artist with a heart of gold. 💖🤗🥇🙋♀️
@maureenross5796 жыл бұрын
After watching your tutorials and listening to your repeated instructions, I THINK I am ready to give quilting a try! You break the process down to " reasonable " steps that have given me the confidence I need to get one started. Thanks for all you professional tips.
@slowingdownjo2765 жыл бұрын
Did you tackle a quilt? You can do this
@Australia50747 жыл бұрын
I am certainly glad I discovered your tutorials - your style is so clear and helpful. I make a lot of quilts for charity and often use panels. I put borders on a single picture panel and often have trouble with it distorting - I am hoping your method will solve that. However, I also used multi-picture panels and re-frame each picture with borders and then the whole quilt. I would be interested in a tutorial on framing individual blocks (or pictures) into an attic window arrangement as they are really effective. And then I would love to see how you would quilt a single panel or various picture panels. Sorry for rambling on so long. Thanks again - I really look forward to your tutorials and living in Australia it's very generous of you to make them widely available.
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
I will put that on my list of tutorials to make coming up. Thanks for the suggestion.
@cazfromoz17 жыл бұрын
I've never tried adding borders this way. It's quite different, but I think it'll work well on small quilts. Not sure about large quilts, 'cos they're so difficult to keep everything straight. This is another FABULOUS tutorial. Thanks, Donna!
@lesliemcclintock42972 жыл бұрын
THANK GOD I FOUND THIS VIDEO!! I was honestly confused on how that worked an want to do this on quilt!!
@MRFritcher7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. Before I watched this about 20 times, I'd never done a border on my quilts. Now, I'm hooked & they are perfect! I don't even do the math. I just join up a bunch of strips w/ straight seams vs bias like I do for my bindings. Then I start adding them by side. Love your videos! Someday, I will drive down to Oregon & visit your store. Would be an honor to meet you. Thanks again for this one in particular!
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words - we are so happy that borders are easier for you now.
@lynnoneal66366 жыл бұрын
I am a longarmer, and routinely see borders with issues. How to handle incorrectly applied border is a common discussion. I agree with what you have done up to application. Not measuring at least three places across, taking an average, and cutting opposite side borders the same length seems to be the most common practice contributing to wavy borders. (Cutting borders to a length before adding just because the pattern says a length is also problematic as the borders can be too short for actual pieced product!) Cutting opposite sides the same also lets a quilted see if there are issues with the center of the quilt. The borders must fit the quilt and help it be square. Unfortunately, not everyone is as precise a pieced as you seem to be! Your application method is great IF the quilt is square and IF the pieces doesn’t stretch as she sews.
@Westernwilson5 ай бұрын
Agreed...I was afraid to quilt my quilts as that is a whole other skill set, and just pieced for years before I finally got the confidence to learn to free motion and then got a used longarm setup. I learned that ALL THOSE YEARS I had been putting borders on wrong, and had to deal with a lot of waviness and ruffling in the borders. Once I learned the method where opposite sides are the same length, and you match centres and ends, my borders looked great and laid flat. Whew!
@mimmie1375 Жыл бұрын
Making sure your quilt is squared up and your border strips are cut straight really helps with rippling or waviness too. Thanks for sharing with us your amazing skills.
@joyceburrill27387 жыл бұрын
Your border method works great and fun too. So nice to sit at machine and sew instead of getting up and down to cut and press. No ruffles or misshapen edges. Thanks again
@trevamcdaniel39196 жыл бұрын
I am so THANKFUL for all your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you
@dessieclare60154 жыл бұрын
Your such a great teacher.
@carmenbailey15604 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job done 👍❤️😊
@maureenberry4 жыл бұрын
Donna, Great video and tutorial on the maths, so much information to help me put the borders on my first quilt ..... thank you so much from Scotland
@annasipinski24684 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donna. Wonderful instructions for calculating fabric. The quilt is lovely. I.like the pattern and color choices. Thank you so much for helping us newbies out here! Anna from Manitoba
@Ronibearable7 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have always seen the instructions, measure the center of the quilt, (or both sides and center and take the avg) and cut the border to THAT measurement and then force the border to fit that. Supposedly that forces the quilt to be square. But, that always caused my quilt top to distort, even if the difference between center and sides is only 1/8th. I did not do it that way, because it distorts what was a nice flat top, but I always felt secretly guilty for "not doing it the right way". You are the first professional quilter that I have seen that does it this way. Thank you for showing that in an otherwise fairly square top, that attaching borders to "fit" the side measurements works!
@marthagriffin71497 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. I will no longer feel guilty for "not doing it the right way." :)
@marlenehoffner18157 жыл бұрын
Wonderful way of putting it, l totally agree with you....guilt free from now on!
@elifayaztek59697 жыл бұрын
Marlene Hoffner olarak u
@lavadaallen40477 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@lindab18594 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donna.
@rhondapolk31385 жыл бұрын
I was never any good at math , nobody told me math was involved in quilting !! 😢 but the way you explain & demo it...makes it so easy ! Thank you much for making my sewing easy 🌝🌝🌝☉☉☉☉
@sue83194 жыл бұрын
Wowzer so detailed, thanks.....waving from Michigan
@justmeperthau5 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tutorial. Being in Australia we use metric but being older I remember inches so it’s not to bad. Learnt so much from this tutorial Donna. Thank you.
@jeannieperdue27957 жыл бұрын
I love this Quilt,,,,the colors are great. Watching you work with Borders was great.
@lesliecomings8023 Жыл бұрын
So much great information here for figuring the math part and even showing us such an easy method to stitch the border strips together. Your tutorials are very well done and have helped me so much! Thank you!
@blueslady1237 жыл бұрын
Donna ty for sharing such a beautiful quilt pattern.....I will be making this one ...but will add an extra row....I have tried your way of cutting...I can't believe how much more accurate my pieces come out ....its like someone turned on the lights....I have learned so much ty...hugs from Canada eh
@juliemorrison43484 жыл бұрын
Great clip. Very helpful tips.
@Boonvillegal5 жыл бұрын
Loved your tutorial! Most of the ones out there only demo small wall quilts that don't involve piecing the border. So, very, very helpful!!
@sheilafruge38856 жыл бұрын
Your longarmer will love you if you give them a nice flat quilt. Truer words were never spoken!
@sallykass94645 жыл бұрын
Bookmarked this video and will refer to it often. I have been doing my borders the old school way (measure in 3 places, etc.) and hating it. I trust your method and love your clarity! I have learned so much from you. Thank you for doing these instructional videos.
@manuelashannon1369 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this tutorial. I have a quilt I need to make larger. I never thought of using 3 borders! That’s a great idea.
@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts7 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial as usual, you are so good at them and each time I gain more knowledge. This quilt measuring is new to me and even tho I can see you explained the measuring part well my brain failed to completely understand. I would love you to do a tutorial on fabric measuring and best ways to fold fabrics to get most from them. Also quilts backing, and quilting on a home machine without a long arm. Thank you so much for all your sharing of videos they are amoung the best on KZbin 😀
@denisepineda17887 жыл бұрын
Thank you for simplifying the border process. This is much easier. Great video as always.
@dmray677 жыл бұрын
This was a great video! Can you please do one on measuring and attaching the backing, especially if you have to piece a backing together? I love all your videos!
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
Sure, that is a good idea.
@marionfitzsimmons66797 жыл бұрын
Jordan Fabrics backing
@jeromemorris31027 жыл бұрын
dmray67 miter
@nancyarchibald90954 жыл бұрын
Yes!! I struggle with the math and always buy too much fabric! Help please 😢😅
@msklvr50784 жыл бұрын
Great idea!!!!
@SandyParry-em5qn7 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I was also taught to put borders on the sides then top and bottom. Reading the remarks I can see that it must be just a matter of preference? Thank you for all your tutorials! Very fun to watch and try new streamlined methods!! Keep them coming!
@skylark57894 жыл бұрын
yes, that's what i was taught as well. I actually prefer it in case my measurements change slightly as i work the outer borders.
@joanjohnson94386 жыл бұрын
So glad that I found your site.Your tutorials are so easy to follow. I have learned so much from you & your partner in crime. My crime is in buying too much fabric & your shop has so many beautiful fabric to give so many ideas....wonderfully exciting & thank you......
@luckysinclair73277 жыл бұрын
Greetings Donna! it's Lucky from Jamaica. I've try your tutorial on your border, and it's works beautifully I love it, it's very neat and I appreciate all that you have been teaching, blessings to you sis
@suzannemazzola20934 жыл бұрын
Always learn from your videos about to start a Magic Boxes quilt and will use 3 borders like you've just shown!
@colleenisaac66477 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. I love that you don't measure each side and cut a strip for each border. Much easier.
@ellieguhl57787 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Wonderful explanation for borders! I may do more borders on my quilts now. Again, thank you!
@teresarichards64374 жыл бұрын
Really helpful for a beginner like me
@joyceburrill27387 жыл бұрын
I didn't finger press until I watched your tutorials. I wasn't doing it right but after watching you diligently finger press I copied your process and now I love to finger press. I can get through whole blocks now without stopping to iron. You have taught me so much. My question today is, do you have padding on your ironing surface or is it a hard surface? Do you feel a hard surface is needed? I guess that is 2 questions. Thanks again to your whole team
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
I have a slightly padded surface and it works well for me. I haven't worked with a hard surface - maybe someone who has will comment.
@joyceburrill27387 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sandyrichmond25707 жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your tutorials and look forward to what you have next. I like the way you calculated the borders. I've never done it that way before but it looks like I'll do it on my next quilt! I've learned a few things from your tutorials that has been a big help
@MrsGraphiteGal7 жыл бұрын
Another great video Donna. I am mathematically challenged so calculating all the measurements etc doesn't come naturally but you just do it so fast 😧😧. I have a spreadsheet set up so i feed the numbers in and print the result. That was a neat trick when you had the first border stacked just before sewing. Looking forward to the next video as you take the time to explain the why and how and don't presume everyone is an expert quilter.
@winkielaroo5 жыл бұрын
Those of us with smart phones have another option for figuring out borders! We can download the FREE Robert Kaufman (RK) Quilting Calculators app. You just enter the dimensions of your quilt top and the finished width you'd like for each border (the app can accommodate up to 4 borders!), and the app will automatically add seam allowances and tell you how much yardage you need for each border AND how many strips of each border fabric you need to cut. The app does a lot more than this, too, including calculating batting and backing, binding, and yardage from pieces, among other things. I've relied on this app for years and it really is the "quilters little helper."
@winniefernandes94924 жыл бұрын
Very accurate... perfect
@mmiddleton88077 жыл бұрын
Love love love your tutorials! Many thanks.
@kerranky7 жыл бұрын
hi donna, great tutorial, i wondered if you're going to do the baking and binding, i still haven't made my first quilt yet, all tutorials welcome
@janicekingsmill51504 жыл бұрын
Hi Donna I'm just starting to do some quilts I have learned so much from you watching this video made me think I need to start trying to put my quilt together LOL do you have a video on how to do the binding and the backing I have made 3 tops but not sure how to get them compleated thank you lots your so good
@terisparkman98144 жыл бұрын
Great tips
@patriemenschneider42407 жыл бұрын
Love all of your tutorials Donna, I have watched them all!
@6Pringles7 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, easy to understand for a beginner like me, thanks!
@lyndapierce23336 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great tutorial,I am learning so much from you,I haven't made anything yet,but am watching all your videos and looking forward to trying my first quilt!Thanks for putting this all out there for us,it is so appreciated.
@lynncampbell56064 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you.
@marysaw39207 жыл бұрын
I love your tutorials. I like to try new things and you challenge me by doing it your way.
@CAPEBRETONCHICKEE7 жыл бұрын
Iove your shows. Thank you.
@paulaolson15546 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@dorisgibson79687 жыл бұрын
Do you always just go around the quilt with the borders? I was taught to do both the long sides first and then the top and bottom. Your way seems to be a lot easier. I really enjoy all your tutorials and learning new techniques and can't wait to try this one.
@JudyHart17 жыл бұрын
Me too, guess we've been doing it the hard way. This came out great.
@jmdenison7 жыл бұрын
I done it both ways, and I find less distortion doing first long edge, second long edge and then the shorter edges. If I'm doing a keystone, I do it on the short edges.
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
I was also taught to do side, side, top, and bottom, but on most printed borders it doesn't make any difference to the look or the flatness. When I use a solid, light colored border then I would be more mindful of the order. I see lots of quilts with bias seams on the borders and that is just a manner of preference - use whichever method you like best.
@starrrozmiarek33224 жыл бұрын
Super helpful, thank you so much!!
@cathymc13506 жыл бұрын
I like your teaching methods. I would like to see a mitered border method. Thank you.
@boxgirl512 жыл бұрын
How to cut a plaid border diagonal? I think that would really look good.
@caughtstitching99017 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful. Thanks a million.
@mareetorrumbarry51557 жыл бұрын
Brilliant tutorial!
@dagmarl80617 жыл бұрын
love your tutorials !!! Thank you very much
@lindadefeo11086 жыл бұрын
Love this quilt! ❤️
@lindarussell93796 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!!!
@arlenepiggot39827 жыл бұрын
I have always loved to do my borders just the way you do ❤ ❤❤ can't seem to do a quilt without borders 😎😎😎
@nancyarchibald9095 Жыл бұрын
Me too. Attaching binding to the raw edge of a quilt just seems so wrong. A missed opportunity 😅 I feel. Happy quilting 🎉.
@ramonaalfonso32026 жыл бұрын
SO MUCH .LIKE TUTORIALES. THANK YOU 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💫
@SammiJarrad5 жыл бұрын
I love the way you teach. Thank you! 😁👍🏻💜
@janholman61924 жыл бұрын
You didn't join your seams with a bias seam? I'm assuming you did that because your fabric has a pattern to it and won't be so noticed. Also, using the lengthwise cut for fabric strips gives no stretch, so is a better choice than using the cross-wise grain I understand.
@bobbierankin5177 жыл бұрын
I love that quilt. My biggest problem is NOT STREACHING, u have really helped me with that. Thank you
@kozymom15287 жыл бұрын
I actually understood the calculation process for figuring out the border measurements. Miracle of miracles, let me tell you!
@patriciabockenstette65507 жыл бұрын
Donna: You are a very thorough instructor. I would like to see the long arm quilting you do on a top your created. Thanks for sharing.
@cindyhappel73766 жыл бұрын
Love your tutorials!!!
@Sally-yw6ic7 жыл бұрын
I've only recently found your tutorials and website and I'm so glad I have. You make everything look so easy and it makes me want to jump in and try some of these things. Can you tell me where you measured on your quilt to get the starting measurements?
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
I just measured across the middle both ways. It was just a rough measuring - it doesn't have to be exact - just close enough so I can figure out the border pieces.
@HRHDMKYT6 жыл бұрын
The only thing I would change is adding 1/2" to your calculated lengths for the top-and-bottom borders (in your example, the 43" should be 43.5", the 46" should be 46.5", and the 55" should be 55.5"). The reason is, you need to add the FINISHED widths PLUS 1/2", because you need to account for the 1/4" seam allowances on the outside edges. (Of course, this arithmetic is more important to get accurate if you cut your borders to exact lengths and then match the sides up, sew those on, and then match the top and bottom and sew those on -- vs. your method. Yours looks like it will work too, if all sides of the quilt are even.). Great video, thanks Donna! ~Diana from Toronto
@henristephens94066 жыл бұрын
Donna where to you buy the scissors you use? They look like they cut really good. I’m enjoying watching you making your quilts.
@billsovitsky1216 жыл бұрын
Yes and I would like backing tutorial when you have to piece 😊to fit Do long armers supply backing or does customer supply???
@jordanfabrics83806 жыл бұрын
I will do a backing video with piecing soon. Some long armers can supply backing, but most do not.
@twilashaw28196 жыл бұрын
This was a good one
@leonortrujillosuescun71297 жыл бұрын
buenos dias muy lindo y sencillísimo gracias Dios la bendiga por compartir sus conocimientos
@rosadelamano55627 жыл бұрын
me encanta tienes buen gusto para las telas
@sheri31082 жыл бұрын
This was a good video I had not seen yet
@angelesrabaneda65367 жыл бұрын
Buenas tardes , bonito proyecto y muy bien explicado , un saludo desde Málaga .E.
@kathydurance32377 жыл бұрын
Just wondering why you sew the border on top of the patchwork? Wouldn't it be easier/less fussing of seams to put the border on the bottom? And I also wondered as another person asked, I was taught: side, side, top, bottom, but you didn't do that, doesn't that look different?
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
I find it easier to keep the quilt flat and not stretched if it is on the bottom and the border is on the top when I sew. You certainly can do it the other way and yes, you can see the seam allowances and make sure that they laying the way you want. As far as the order (side, side, top, bottom, or all around) I can't see any difference in the look of the finished quilt unless I am using a real light solid fabric. Since I almost always use prints it really doesn't matter to me. This is one of the wonderful things about quilting; we get to do it OUR way!
@SusieAspen24 күн бұрын
Is it necessary to turn directional material so that all borders are the same? I will do that, so I end up not sewing them all together, but have 4 strips, instead.
@kathleenlobb33143 ай бұрын
Donna what if your first border isn’t that flat? Can the longe Armer still able to quilt it? Im new and i had to improvise my first border which made it a little bulky .. I’m new to quilting so I’m just wondering if my quilt can be still quilted..
@jordanfabrics83803 ай бұрын
You can always check with the long-armer, most quilts are not completely flat!
@gafsastenekamp53347 жыл бұрын
thank you
@jmdenison7 жыл бұрын
great video! Robert Kaufman has a great app on Google play for borders and pieces you might want to download. I love the black and white quilt you made. Excellent use of color. For those that want to skip the math (actually it's arithmetic), get an app!
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
Yes, we use Robert Kaufman's app regularly with customers in our retail store. As an old quilter (with old eyes!) I am pretty set in my ways., but their app and website are awesome!
@laurakelly6500 Жыл бұрын
what do you do if you dont have the space to lay out your quilt flat to measure for your border length? I currently lay my quilt tops between my cutting and ironing tables,(the two combined are approximately 95 inches long but only 40 inches wide) and have to fold the quilt in half or sometimes fold it multiple times on top of itself to measure for borders. Or do you have any suggestions on the size table I would need in order to measure for borders? Help, I dont want wavy borders anymore. They make quilting a nightmare.
@SaeSo837 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me the name of the black with white dots fabric used in the large squares and outer fabric? Thanks. I really enjoy your tutorials.
@rebeccatreeseed4106 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@sumanthkorwar57396 жыл бұрын
I love your video
@lindabaldwin336 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video and making it easy! Do you have the pattern for this quilt? I just love the colors you picked.
@jordanfabrics83806 жыл бұрын
Yes we do! This is one of my free patterns that you can find HERE: jordanfabrics.com/pages/irish-rebel-pattern
@karenmalouin46114 жыл бұрын
I was taught to put side borders on first, then top and bottom. You start and just go all the way around. Is there a difference??
@marshahigbie81167 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing your talents with us. I love the colors.
@nicoleberry67537 жыл бұрын
Please could you show us how the long arm quilting machine quilts your beautiful work
@jordanfabrics83807 жыл бұрын
Yes, I will do that soon - it is really fun for me so I'll be glad to show the whole proceedure.
@camagnuson61085 жыл бұрын
what about the seam allowances? You need to recognize that, even though almost insignificant, because, if someone's addition comes out too close to the length of the WOF x X, there won't be enough - potentially.