Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet: Border Control

Sir Snips measures through the center of a black-and-cream patchwork quilt top before cutting the border strips.

October 13, 2026

Sir Snips’ Daily Snippet 🦝🪡

Border control, darling.

Before cutting your border strips, measure through the center of the quilt top—not along an outer edge that may have stretched. Cut both matching borders to that center measurement, match the centers and ends, then ease the quilt edge evenly as you sew. It helps the finished quilt stay square and the borders lie flat.

Wavy belongs in the hairstyle—not the border. 😉

Have you ever had a border develop a personality of its own?

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