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Facing a quilt tutorial.
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 a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.
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I use 2 1 2 wide strips pressed wrong sides together along the length to yield a double layered strip 1 1 2 wide.
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.
I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall rather than a.
February 18 2019 tutorials.
Many quilts don t require bindings but we need to finish the edges.
I really like this facing alternative to the traditional binding as it does not add an additional design element to the quilt.
Sometimes we find bindings too distracting on a wall quilt.
Quilted and trimmed quilt i m using a simple whole cloth quilt for my wall hanging quilted on the q 24.
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.
Secure facing strip to the back of the quilt in the same manner you would secure a binding strip.
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.
Supplies to create an easy quilt facing.
Super duper easy way to face a quilt or.
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.
Flip over the facing strip on the top of the quilt and finger press to get a nice edge.
My new wall quilt.
Secure with binding clips.
Facing art quilt edges tutorial.
You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt.
I found a good way to do this and added my own twist to it.
I hope you find this quilt facing tutorial useful.
While working on this portrait quilt i went to my favorite resource the internet and found two facing tutorials i hadn t seen before.
How to sew a non binding binding.
Reducing bulk and controlling corners.
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.
