OK - I'm confused. Are we talking about borders or binding? Can't see a way around not mitering binding unless you rounded off the corners and cut your binding on the bias.

Sorry, I guess I mis-read topic

If you use the backing as the binding, you don't have to miter the binding. It all depends how you fold it over.

I agree personal preference. Mine is to miter since I learned how and it is easier to me than the other way. I used the Better Homes and Gardens reference book. It has actual photographs.

I occaisionally miter corners, if the fabric seems to require it. Other wise, I don't. On my last quilt, I mitered the two inner borders together as one was a stripe, and did the outer border square.

It's not necessary to always miter corners. Some quilts call for it. Some don't. Don't ever be afraid of miters. They are easy if you start first with scraps.

I went to a huge quilt show today,,and catching up on reading this post tonite....ya know....there were about 150 quilts and display and I was so busy looking at the beauty of them, I don't remember looking at one binding. Never noticed if they were straight or mitred. Go figure!!

I've never mitered a corner before - it just never occurred to me that it was a possibility. Unfortunately I'm going to have to attempt it soon as I made one of those french braid table runners and wanted to put a border on it. I'm really, really dreading it especially since there's some angles that aren't 45 degrees. =/

Some fabrics are just made to miter like stripes, but if it is a overall pattern I don't

How do you do your corners? Show a picture, please. I have gathered around a corner & also my own method to Miter. Sometimes I use a half miter.