Facing A Quilt Tutorial

I found a good way to do this and added my own twist to it.

Facing a quilt tutorial.

How to sew a non binding binding. 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. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the 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.

My email address may be found in my header under contact me. Super duper easy way to face a quilt or. If you have an questions please contact me. 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 combined elements of each technique with my own process and now have my new favorite facing technique. My new wall quilt. I hope you find this quilt facing tutorial useful.

I really like this facing alternative to the traditional binding as it does not add an additional design element to the quilt. I think these are the squarest corners i ve ever achieved with a facing finish. 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 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.

Many quilts don t require bindings but we need to finish the edges. Secure with binding clips. 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. Facing art quilt edges tutorial.

You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt. As promised in my last post here is a tutorial on how i like to face a quilt. Quilted and trimmed quilt i m using a simple whole cloth quilt for my wall hanging quilted on the q 24. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.

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 use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall rather than a. Sometimes we find bindings too distracting on a wall quilt. Facing a quilt this blog entry was the second place winner in tips tutorials fall 2018 festival.

Reducing bulk and controlling corners. Secure facing strip to the back of the quilt in the same manner you would secure a binding strip. Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing.