Facing A Quilt Youtube

Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it.

Facing a quilt youtube.

Fold the binding completely to the back. 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. Facing a quilt doesn t add any extra dimension color or texture to the outer edges of the quilt. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.

Don t forget the quilt label. No binding no bulk edge finish for small quilted projects duration. 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. Had this been a quilt for a show i would have used a tan colored thread.

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. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt. Press under one edge of each facing piece by you could. I use 2 1 2 wide strips pressed wrong sides together along the length to yield a double layered strip 1 1 2 wide.

Handstitch the facing to the back of the quilt. I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time. I have used black here to make the stitches a bit more visible for the purpose of the example. You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt.

Stitch the facing in place using matching thread. 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. Cut the top and bottom strips the width of the quilt plus 2 inches mine are 2 by 11 5 inches.

Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing. How to add facing to a quilt part 1 duration. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Your quilt edges are nicely finished and you won t see the facing from the front.

This picture is part of a border that has been faced.