Facing A Quilt Youtube

I use 2 1 2 wide strips pressed wrong sides together along the length to yield a double layered strip 1 1 2 wide.

Facing a quilt youtube.

Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt. Stitch the facing in place using matching thread. No binding no bulk edge finish for small quilted projects duration. 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.

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. Fold the binding completely to the back. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Press under one edge of each facing piece by you could.

I have used black here to make the stitches a bit more visible for the purpose of the example. Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing. Had this been a quilt for a show i would have used a tan colored thread. Cut the top and bottom strips the width of the quilt plus 2 inches mine are 2 by 11 5 inches.

Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it. The facing will turn to the back side press the facing towards the back and give each corner a bit of a light pressing before finishing. Your quilt edges are nicely finished and you won t see the facing from the front. I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time.

How to add facing to a quilt part 1 duration. Don t forget the quilt label. You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.

It allows you to take the quilting all the way to the edge can add a nice professional and more artful looking finish especially to a smaller quilt and i also find quilts seem to hang better and flatter with this method. This picture is part of a border that has been faced. Cut the side strips the length of the quilt less 2 inches i cut these 2 x 10 inches. I cut my facing strips about 2 inches wide but you could certainly use narrower strips especially on a small quilt.

You attach facing in a way similar to the way binding is attached.