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.
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.
Thank you a million times! I have searched, saved, attempted, and wasted so much fabric trying to figure out the best possible/sew very easy way of making napkins. Finally, I found the most useful method for doing “sew” and it truly is “very easy”. In the year 2024, you have earned this “thank you” for the pattern you’ve provided free! Much appreciated.
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.
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!!
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!!!!❤
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!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 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!
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!
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.
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!!
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!
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!
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!🪡💒
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.
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!
I am learning to quilt. I have serged rolled hem napkins and table cloths. I was perplexed about a mitred corner for my quit binding and this is great. ty
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!
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
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.
I imagine this technique would also work well, in making placemats! I have made some receiving blankets, using the “cut out a 2” square from each corner, then sew the 2 diagonal edges together”(see MSQC for details on this, as my explanation is probably not so good). However this method is one that I will try soon. There’s always something new to learn, with sewing...thank you Laura, for showing us yet another new way to finish those corners and edges!
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....
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.
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.
Wow! FANTASTIC technique. Thank you, Laura!! I am going to try this for a blanket with cotton backing and coordiating polar fleece insert. I tried to do this with the self binding method and it was kinda wonky. I should have used more pins! What I am going to do is make a template out of a cereal box. Make the template 2"x4" (or in my case 5"x10" for a 2.5" border) and then mark the X on one part of the first 2"x2" square. Cut off excess so the template looks like a house. Then there are only two pencil marks (the roof) to draw. Hmm, now to figure out how to put in a flange for a little more pop! You're brilliant!
You are exceptional. Just LOVE your smile. I have to give this a try tomorrow. I guess I'll be dreaming of mitered corners. Thanks so much for making this video and helping beginners to LEARN from you. Thanks for sharing and caring. Your fan from France. Hugs.💕👍👍👍
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.
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!
Laura this is wonderful. I saw someone doing a self bound potholder but measuring and ironing sides in as traditional, Doing a potholder this way would be great as you could insert the batting and insulation before top stitching, An idea for an updated video!
Thanks so much for this. I just made 8 napkins with the extra piece of fabric inside. Really bright colors. I did a half inch hem and it worked perfectly. I am lazy so I figured out the minimum number of lines I needed to draw (2) and it went really fast after that. If I weren't already a subscriber I would subscribe again!!!
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😍
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! 🧵😊
I couldn't trust myself with new fabric so I practiced two corners on a piece of square scrap, and marked a 2 inch box for a one inch border. Trimming was scary, even on the scrap! It worked flawlessly, and I just gained another valuable technique fron Sew Very Easy that I will use repeatedly in the coming projects.
I absolutely love all of your videos. A real life saver! I started sewing about 4 years ago, self taught, but I must admit, I've learnt quite a bit from you ;)
This is awesome!! Thank you so much. I have to see a hem around a tie dye tapestry my friend made. I want it to look great and this is going to help me so much
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
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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.
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.
The best tutorial on mitered corners. The instructions are so simple to follow. Thank you
This is just about the most genius sewing technique, I have ever seen!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Thank you a million times! I have searched, saved, attempted, and wasted so much fabric trying to figure out the best possible/sew very easy way of making napkins. Finally, I found the most useful method for doing “sew” and it truly is “very easy”. In the year 2024, you have earned this “thank you” for the pattern you’ve provided free! Much appreciated.
Thank you very much 😊 I'm glad you have found it helpful
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.
Thanks for working this out! Seems like it would be a great technique for potholders ...
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!!
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!!!!❤
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!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 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!
Jenny Loewenstein hello I’m a newbie, do you mind explaining me how did you make the template please?
Smart. The paper template is a nice idea.
I'm curious to know how you converted this to a template as well. Cheers.
@@acebaker3623 I can see how.to make a template but you would need to make one for various sizes of hems.
Laura! this is your calling to produce ruler templates. for each width. You really have something here.
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 must say Laura, your instructions for a mitered corner was the only tutorial I was able to follow with great success! Thank you ever so much.
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.
Wow, I love that, especially with the inserted fabric! What fun it would be to make coordinating placements using your technique. Thanks for sharing!
I was just thinking the same thing about the placemats! Maybe use a fusible fleece or batting to pad it out.
This is perfect! YOU"RE MAGIC! This "extra" bit at the end would be a way to make place mats, I think, too.
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!!
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!
Thank you and FYI I just got the quilt back. It was on display. So :):):):) I could sell it to you. email me at sewveryeasy@gmail.com
Sew glad I saw this! I'm in need of 24 matching napkins by Christmas & this is so do-able. Thank you for all of your great tutorials.
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!
My gosh! this is brilliant, I've not seen this technique before, so easy. Thanks Laura
I have never seen it either, I figured this out about 5 years ago...I was tired of the old way :) lol
That is The Best demonstration I have watched. Thank you so much for sharing. Great teacher.
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!🪡💒
Ingenious! This technique would work beautifully for a placemat! Thank you for sharing!
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.
Oh, my GOODNESS! How in the WORLD did you figure this out??? Fab GENIUS technique👏 Thank you.
I figured this out about 5 years ago...I was tired of the old way :) lol
@@SewVeryEasy i use a rollover binding for small quilts, but the corner is genious!
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!
I am learning to quilt. I have serged rolled hem napkins and table cloths. I was perplexed about a mitred corner for my quit binding and this is great. ty
That's Magic! I can see how and why it works, but it's still magic! Thank you: it will be useful in all sorts of situations 😊
Oh thank you, I now know how to finish my napkins. I love your fabric
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!
I can see this working nicely for a baby receiving blanket. Thanks for sharing; I love your techniques! 👍🙂
I so agree on the baby blanket! Such a great idea ! !
Oh yes.
Wow, you are amazing, everyone will be following you.
Virginia Valentin exactly! I have a friend who is expecting soon!
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 - just when I think I know all about mitered corners - you come up with a brilliant new way to do them! Thanks so much for sharing...
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.
I just really enjoy sewing now! I can’t stop! Your directions are very clear and I really appreciate you! Thank you!
FANTASTIC TIP!!! Thank you for figuring this out and sharing it so succinctly. Can't wait to try it out.
Always always a faster, easier and better way when I check in with your videos!!!! Thanks so very much !
Another AWESOME tip THANK YOU for SHARING LOVE LOVE LOVE this easier way to get miter corners
Brilliant, it looks so good. The inside fabric makes it look so professional, that I shall certainly give it a go. Thank you.
Love it! So many mitered corner tutorials- this one is so clear and simple. Thank you!
I watched this a while ago and had forgotten how to do it. Thanks again for such a super video. Just love this technique.
You are a genius! Thank you for your videos. I watch them all the time. I made a cover for my Singer Featherweight using your video
I imagine this technique would also work well, in making placemats! I have made some receiving blankets, using the “cut out a 2” square from each corner, then sew the 2 diagonal edges together”(see MSQC for details on this, as my explanation is probably not so good). However this method is one that I will try soon. There’s always something new to learn, with sewing...thank you Laura, for showing us yet another new way to finish those corners and edges!
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....
THANK YOU so much for this. I had placemats sitting unfinished because I didn't want to fuss with mitering corners. they're done now!
i just tried this method to sew a long table cloth...... it works great!I will never hem another way
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.
Fantastic method 🤩. I love this napkin style and finish. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
Absolutely genius!!! Never be afraid of mitered corners anymore. Thank you for sharing this. Hugs from Germany. Swantje
Hello from Canada
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.
I tried your technique on a large wall hanging and it worked well for the mitred corners thank you.
Wow! FANTASTIC technique. Thank you, Laura!!
I am going to try this for a blanket with cotton backing and coordiating polar fleece insert. I tried to do this with the self binding method and it was kinda wonky. I should have used more pins!
What I am going to do is make a template out of a cereal box. Make the template 2"x4" (or in my case 5"x10" for a 2.5" border) and then mark the X on one part of the first 2"x2" square. Cut off excess so the template looks like a house. Then there are only two pencil marks (the roof) to draw.
Hmm, now to figure out how to put in a flange for a little more pop!
You're brilliant!
Thanks a Lot Laura for sharing your Knowledge. The outcome is so neat & nice !
This is sorcery and I absolutely love it. Thank you for sharing.
I can see using this method showcasing a pretty fabric or motif and using it for a wall hanging. Very clever.
WOW . . what a good idea for a neat hem, wonderful technique, hope to watch more and more good techniques form you again and again.Thank you.
You are exceptional. Just LOVE your smile. I have to give this a try tomorrow. I guess I'll be dreaming of mitered corners. Thanks so much for making this video and helping beginners to LEARN from you. Thanks for sharing and caring. Your fan from France. Hugs.💕👍👍👍
Hello from Canada :)
You are fabulous,you make things so simple to understand,thank you.
Now that looks like fun!! I don't need napkins , but maybe a cute placemat...just to play. I want to try it :)
+ Terry Ivey - I know just what you mean - I want to play too!
This is genius and exactly what I needed to find to speed up my production time of many napkins! Thank you.
This is really amazing. I feel so glad i found this tutorial. Definitely will apply this method now onwards. Thank you so much for sharing.
That is awesome! I love it! Specially with the accent fabric. WOW, Thank You. 😀
Laura, I love this and you can be sure that I will be putting this new found knowledge to good use! 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.
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!
YOU are phenomenal, so blessed to have come across you, cant get enough. You truly are wonderful .
thank you :) and welcome
Brilliant! Simply, elegantly brilliant. Thank you. I will try this tomorrow evening, as soon as I get home from work.
Laura this is wonderful. I saw someone doing a self bound potholder but measuring and ironing sides in as traditional, Doing a potholder this way would be great as you could insert the batting and insulation before top stitching, An idea for an updated video!
This is the coolest technique. My mind is soaring with possibilities! Thank you Laura! Keep ‘em coming!
Thank you Laura! Incredibly fun and easy way to do this. You rock and keep the videos coming. Always learn from you.
Thanks so much for this. I just made 8 napkins with the extra piece of fabric inside. Really bright colors. I did a half inch hem and it worked perfectly. I am lazy so I figured out the minimum number of lines I needed to draw (2) and it went really fast after that. If I weren't already a subscriber I would subscribe again!!!
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!
Brilliant as usual!!! Can't wait to make some reversible placements with matching napkins, great project for me and for gifts. Thank you for sharing
You come up with some mind blowing tips! This is great! Thanks so much.
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😍
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! 🧵😊
I just love your videos. I have watched many of them. This is a fabulous technique. You are a very clever woman.
Very good tutorial, I didn't know to that. Would make very nice Christmas napkins with Christmas fabric. Thank you!
I just love your sewing tips! I have watched you for a long time!
I love, love , love your videos. SOO EASY to follow. THANK YOU, Laura! Please keep them coming!
Thanks so much Laura, I love this miter corner technique, lovely for table runners, I just love it, just great. greetings from Paris FRANCE Chantal
hello from Canada :)
Cool. I just bought fabric for napkins. This should make my corners less bulky. Thank you!
Best video in mitered corners. Thank you
This was so easy to follow, and I’m brand new to sewing. Thank you!
I couldn't trust myself with new fabric so I practiced two corners on a piece of square scrap, and marked a 2 inch box for a one inch border. Trimming was scary, even on the scrap! It worked flawlessly, and I just gained another valuable technique fron Sew Very Easy that I will use repeatedly in the coming projects.
This blew my mind! The possibilities are endless!!
Great idea that can be used whatever size.Much better than the special ruler I bought at some quilting fair.
I absolutely love all of your videos. A real life saver! I started sewing about 4 years ago, self taught, but I must admit, I've learnt quite a bit from you ;)
thank you for watching
This is awesome!! Thank you so much. I have to see a hem around a tie dye tapestry my friend made. I want it to look great and this is going to help me so much
hi Laura, very clever and so beautiful result !! I love it, très joli et j'adore vos vidéos , bizz, Sylvie
I'm going to use this technique to make some Christmas napkins.... thank you soooo much....! X
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
Another awesome video. Now I have to decide which fabric I’m going to use. I think I’ll make matching placemats and napkins! Thanks Laura!
Very clever, thanks Laura.
Thank you Laura for a great tutorial! I never knew how to do these mitered corners until now! Thank you again!
Wow! I never knew I did things so complicated.😕LOL !!!
Thank you, Laura, you are a godsend 💖
What a clever idea so much easier than other methods I,ve seen.
OMG this is A-MAAAA-ZING! And really love the contrast insert too. Thanks!