Facing A Quilt Youtube

I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time.

Facing a quilt youtube.

Handstitch the facing to the back of the quilt. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt. Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it. 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.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. You attach facing in a way similar to the way binding is attached. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front. Fold the binding completely to the back.

No binding no bulk edge finish for small quilted projects duration. Your quilt edges are nicely finished and you won t see the facing from the front. Don t forget the quilt label. Chatterbox quilts 196 639 views.

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 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. I have used black here to make the stitches a bit more visible for the purpose of the example. Stitch the facing in place using matching thread.

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. This picture is part of a border that has been faced. Facing a quilt doesn t add any extra dimension color or texture to the outer edges of the quilt.

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. 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. Press under one edge of each facing piece by you could. I cut my facing strips about 2 inches wide but you could certainly use narrower strips especially on a small quilt.

You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt.