A Beautifully rolled hem napkin, with a crisped mitered corner is a great way to finish off a seam. You can choose what size hem you would like and it will work.
Finally! A measurement method for any width border. I am so tired of watching those so called tutorials that tell you to eye ball this, or "just" do this and sew to "here" as the person magically folds over the ends and swoop up fabric into a mitered corner. It never happens that way, and they don't show how to do the last corner which is different in those methods. I have many projects I don't want to do because of the sloppy mitred corners I have been getting from the other techniques. The moment you said draw a second square and then draw an x in the middle of that square i knew we were using actual MATH to solve the dilemma, not my beginners "eye" . I made your body size pillow with the pocket in the pillow case. Big hit for a pre teen! I come to your channel frequently. Thank you for your dedication to the art of sewing.
Thank you so much for providing this comprehensive, and ingenious tutorial! I was able to follow your clear direction, and the results were absolutely perfect! Many thanks!
This is genius. I made a card stock template of the arrow, so now all I have to do is mark the two sides of the triangle! I love your videos and this little trick just makes me so happy!
Thank you so much. Trying to make a rectangular toddler blanket with extra flannel for the inside lining and you saved my whole project. Messed up the corners several times. Almost gave up until I found your video. Now so easy to make perfect corners and then tuck in the front panel along with the lining. Once you do the mitered corners this way once it’s so easy.
OMG - this is wonderful!!! So much easier than trying to isolate little squares out of a bunch of press lines. Thank you so much for sharing this. I can actually see myself doing this and loving it!!
Oh my goodness, this is so much easier than the method that I’ve been using! Now I’ll be able to whip these out in no time at all! I just love it! Thank you so much.
I keep going back to this video again and again whenever I need a mitred corner - which is often since I am making napkins for family and friends. Nice easy, meditative sewing therapy.
This was brilliant. I'd watched other videos that I didn't understand, but I followed you and immediately made a mitered hem table mat. This just made my day. I could hug you, I'm so happy. Thank you.
I just learned from your video a much easier way to do mitered corners on a quilt I am finishing! Thank you so much for making this part of my project so much nicer than the way I was doing it in the past.
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS. you have SAVED my project. i can't tell you how many times i struggled making mitered corners for the first time until i saw your video. THANK YOU. i also love how short and concise your explanations are. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is just awesome. I have just discovered, thanks to you, how to do my mug rugs in a much easier way. This will help so much to do the backing and mitered corners with the rolled hem and have that finished. Then I can add the insert either a flat piece of fabric or quilted and sew around the rolled hem and done. You are a life savior and thank you as always for your inspiring tips.
Having a formula to use that allows for different sizes is super. And this is so much easier and better than the other methods with fiddly little corners cut out - you do such a clear job of explaining without a lot of extra talking. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Oh my goodness! Thank you!! I’ve been battling with mitred corner tutorial’s for ages and kept making silly mistakes! So thankful for this tutorial and can’t wait to practice it!
Thank you Laura for this great tutorial on how to make miter corners as I now know how to make them that I plan to sew napkins, bandanas and anything that has these kinds of corners...this for me is life after sewing masks as I purchased quite a bit of fabric and know what to! Looking forward to more of your great tutorial videos! 🧵😊
This is great! You are a genius. Sure beats having to iron all the way around using a ruler and you get a mitered corner too. A two for one. Thank you! I love your videos so much.
This is simply wonderful!!!I thought I had tried every method out there, and was frustrsted by all the time consuming ironing, and then I found this video - it was like finding a hidden treasure! I make a lot of table runners and the side with the inserted fabric is actually the front of the runner. Works out great every time. Thank You so much for sharing. I still can not wrap my head around how you came up with this....
I am making linen dishtowels for Christmas gifts this year. I looked up how to miter a hem and found your video. It looked so slick I decided to try it. I referred to your video a couple of times to make sure I was doing right, but I just finished two tea towels and the hems look perfect. Your instructions and demonstrations were so well done. What a great -- and very easy -- way to miter hems! At 74 years old, after sewing for 68 years, it's always delightful to learn a new technique that really works!! Thanks so much!!
OMG! I saved this video when you uploaded it. I sew a lot of baby blankets for the nicu. You made my work so much easier and the blankets now look so much more professional!! Thank you so much. I call you the Queen of mitered corners. Greetings from the Netherlands!
I was trying forever to figure out a fabric frame for some crafts of my moms. This works perfectly! I cut cardboard the size of the napkin/frame and put the picture on top of that- then glue down the sides instead of sewing- Perfect for what she needed! Thanks!
This was so helpful and super easy in fact it was fun for a change. The demonstration was excellent and very easy to follow. I just finished a tablecloth and am going to go get more material for another. Table runner and placemats next. Thank you for helping me with those corners, best method out there.
This is absolutely genius! I always spend hours finishing my projects ( I'm still on the first steps of learning to sew, so everything takes time..). This is fantastic! It cut so much time and most importantly frustration! Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!!❤
I just knew there had to be a way to do this! YES!!! Thank you for sharing. I’m good with spatial relations, but, I don’t think I EVER would have figured this out! Especially since it’s not done in the actual corner. Thank you!
Fantastic, just what I needed. Tried to figure it out since this morning and almost gave up. Thought to use the 6mm rolled hem foot but couldn’t get the start of the stitching look good. This is just genius. Thank you so much for a very clear and educational video😍
Fantastic tutorial Laura as always. This technique would be great on so many things, placemats, runners, quilts, blankets..... The list goes on and on. Thank you so much for sharing your endless knowledge!
I thought I tried every mitered corner! So here comes another one! Very interesting indeed. Will give this a try soon. You are true professional seamstress, thank you.
I love this tutorial. I tried it and will never attempt mitered corners any other way. I can't tell you how many hours I have spent standing, measuring and ironing tiny little hems for napkins. I made a baby blanket with your technique and it was easy and perfect! Thank you.
I was thinking the same thing! It would work on larger quilt, but you'd have to be sure your long armer leaves fabric all around. And have them stop quilting 1" from the edge
WOW! That is Genius! I love all of your techniques. I've learned so much from all of your videos,and still wanting that Paris blanket you made with the chenille it. I just celebrated being 5 years clear of having breast cancer. Yay Me!
Thanks so much! I have some very special fabric that would work perfect for the centre section. I have been waiting to find the right pattern for it and this is it. I plan on adding some batting along with the special fabric to make placemats. They will be just what I need to make a wedding present for a friend. Take care and stay safe!🪡💒
Thankyou Thank you Thank you I have been struggling with a similar project and just havent been able to get the cornors right I tried this on a scrap and it is really so very easy. Thank you
