Facing A Quilt Tutorial

Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing.

Facing a quilt 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. I really like this facing alternative to the traditional binding as it does not add an additional design element to the quilt. Reducing bulk and controlling corners. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt.

Facing art quilt edges tutorial. I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall rather than a. 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. Flip over the facing strip on the top of the quilt and finger press to get a nice edge.

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. Super duper easy way to face a quilt or. 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.

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. Many quilts don t require bindings but we need to finish the edges. As promised in my last post here is a tutorial on how i like to face a quilt. My email address may be found in my header under contact me.

Secure facing strip to the back of the quilt in the same manner you would secure a binding strip. My new wall quilt. I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.

If you have an questions please contact me. Sometimes we find bindings too distracting on a wall quilt. I found a good way to do this and added my own twist to it. February 18 2019 tutorials.

I combined elements of each technique with my own process and now have my new favorite facing technique. While working on this portrait quilt i went to my favorite resource the internet and found two facing tutorials i hadn t seen before. I hope you find this quilt facing tutorial useful. Secure with binding clips.

I think these are the squarest corners i ve ever achieved with a facing finish. 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. Facing a quilt this blog entry was the second place winner in tips tutorials fall 2018 festival.