Facing A Quilt Tutorial

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.

Facing a quilt tutorial.

Facing art quilt edges tutorial. I use 2 1 2 wide strips pressed wrong sides together along the length to yield a double layered strip 1 1 2 wide. I combined elements of each technique with my own process and now have my new favorite facing technique. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt.

Supplies to create an easy quilt facing. Secure with binding clips. Secure facing strip to the back of the quilt in the same manner you would secure a binding strip. My new wall quilt.

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. 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.

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 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. Flip over the facing strip on the top of the quilt and finger press to get a nice edge.

While working on this portrait quilt i went to my favorite resource the internet and found two facing tutorials i hadn t seen before. Quilted and trimmed quilt i m using a simple whole cloth quilt for my wall hanging quilted on the q 24. If you have an questions please contact me. How to sew a non binding binding.

February 18 2019 tutorials. Many quilts don t require bindings but we need to finish the edges. I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall rather than a. Super duper easy way to face a quilt or.

I think these are the squarest corners i ve ever achieved with a facing finish. Facing a quilt this blog entry was the second place winner in tips tutorials fall 2018 festival. 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 found a good way to do this and added my own twist to it.

I really like this facing alternative to the traditional binding as it does not add an additional design element to the quilt. My email address may be found in my header under contact me. I hope you find this quilt facing tutorial useful.