Facing A Quilt Tutorial

Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.

Facing a quilt tutorial.

My new wall quilt. I think these are the squarest corners i ve ever achieved with a facing finish. Quilted and trimmed quilt i m using a simple whole cloth quilt for my wall hanging quilted on the q 24. Facing art quilt edges tutorial.

Check out this tutorial by one of our longarm specialists denise jones on how to easily do straight line quilting using q matic longarm quilting automation system. I ve had a lot of requests for directions for my method of using a facing to finish an art quilt instead of a traditional binding so i decided it was time for a tutorial. The photo on the left below shows the quilt on the back the one of the right is the front view of this same step. Super duper easy way to face a quilt or.

Reducing bulk and controlling corners. I found a good way to do this and added my own twist to it. We ll sew the strip to the quilt using a 1 4 seam allowance leaving a 1 facing on the back side of the quilt. I use 2 1 2 wide strips pressed wrong sides together along the length to yield a double layered strip 1 1 2 wide.

You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt. Flip over the facing strip on the top of the quilt and finger press to get a nice edge. I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time. I do suggest using a fabric close to the same color as the edge of the quilt so that the facing blends in with the front of the quilt.

Secure with binding clips. February 18 2019 tutorials. My email address may be found in my header under contact me. I combined elements of each technique with my own process and now have my new favorite facing technique.

I really like this facing alternative to the traditional binding as it does not add an additional design element to the quilt. I hope you find this quilt facing tutorial useful. Many quilts don t require bindings but we need to finish the edges. How to sew a non binding binding.

Secure facing strip to the back of the quilt in the same manner you would secure a binding strip. I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall rather than a. Supplies to create an easy quilt facing. If you have an questions please contact me.

Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing. As promised in my last post here is a tutorial on how i like to face a quilt. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt.