Facing A Quilt Youtube

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.

Facing a quilt youtube.

Facing a quilt doesn t add any extra dimension color or texture to the outer edges 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. Step 2 measure all the vertical sides of the quilt. 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.

Your quilt edges are nicely finished and you won t see the facing from the front. Chatterbox quilts 196 639 views. Handstitch the facing to the back of the quilt. How to add facing to a quilt part 1 duration.

Stitch the facing in place using matching thread. No binding no bulk edge finish for small quilted projects duration. Had this been a quilt for a show i would have used a tan colored thread. You attach facing in a way similar to the way binding is attached.

I usually try and have a backing that matches the front as well but not this time. You need one facing strip for each edge of your quilt. Step 1 square off all edges of excess batting and backing. I cut my facing strips about 2 inches wide but you could certainly use narrower strips especially on a small quilt.

Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it. Fold the binding completely to the back. Press under one edge of each facing piece by you could. This picture is part of a border that has been faced.

Don t forget the quilt label. 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. Cut the top and bottom strips the width of the quilt plus 2 inches mine are 2 by 11 5 inches. I have used black here to make the stitches a bit more visible for the purpose of the example.

Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front.