How to Sew a Mitered Corner

A minor corner is when two sides come together at a 45 degree angle , you can use this technique to create a polished look on many sewing projects like table cloths , blankets , quilts and curtains .

You can make might corners just about any size .

This example will have a one inch might corner , fold the fabric over a quarter to half an inch and press it then fold it over again .

However wide you want the border to be and iron .

It repeat these steps on all the other corners open the fabric .

So just the first crease is folded over measure two times the width of your border from the corner down each side , draw a line connecting the two marks next , fold the corner in half diagonally with the wrong side facing out , make sure the two marks line up and pin it together .

Repeat these steps on all the other corners sow down the marked line back stitch at the beginning and end and sew all the way to the edges , cut off the excess fabric about a quarter inch from the sea , turn it right side out and push the point of the corner out if you want to add a backing slide it under the might corner , finally top stitch around the inner edge and that's it , an easy might corner that you can use on many projects .