Sewing Mitered Borders...

For as many years as I have been sewing I never learned so many things.  I am wanting to finish a project and will share it in the future (when it is completed).  I purchased my fabric.  Then I began to think about how it would look.  I decided to really put thought and effort into my finished project and not just do a Q & D (Quick and Dirty) finish.  Sew...  I decided to do a trial run with test fabrics.  Here is a panel I bought just because it was cute.  I selected a couple of coordinating fabrics from my extensive stash.  I like the look. Then I YouTubed a solution to my method.

Aha...the mitered border corner.  Thank you to YouTube and Fons & Porter for this excellent method.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yGwCdfjQys Very easy to follow.  I also learned that my Nook Color ereader works as a tablet and allowed me to watch the video right at my sewing machine as opposed to running back and forth to the computer office room to view the old desktop.  You see I am not current with anything remotely i...iPod, iPhone, iPad.  I keep begging but Mr. C knows I am not technical.  Mr. C is old school and that is just fine with me.  Okay enough pity party...

Here is my trial piece.  It could become a pillow top...or a small wall hanging...or a cheerful tote...or...
I realize you get what you pay for.  This panel was purchased from "table yardage" that is not on the bolt and therefore less expensive.  The actual panel square is not square!  The panel ends at the striped border.  I adjusted for the out-of-square by cutting precisely 1 inch of striped border all the way around.  For a test piece this works.  However I would not use this in a fine project.  Just a note of caution...

Here is my added floral and red border that I strip pieced and then finished in a mitered corner.  I am very pleased with my results.  After doing the four corners I believe I am ready to tackle my real project.  Even Mr. C was impressed with the miters.
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