Facing Vs Binding A Quilt

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

Facing vs binding a quilt.

I found it works best if there s a border around the front so that when you stitch down the facing on the back the stitch line is just a quilt line on the front. On the other hand this method is quick and easy. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front. I recently found a method to use facing on a quilt rather than binding.

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. Usually when you sew a facing you would follow the steps in the pattern instructions but here are some pointers that often are left out of the pattern. Trim the facing even with the edge of the quilt.

At our recent charlotte guild show i did a demo on how to add facings to our art quilts. How to face a quilt using 2 strips. You attach facing in a way similar to the way binding is attached. This picture is part of a border that has been faced.

Robbi joy eklow had a blogpost on this and i tried it and have used it on several projects so far. There are many ways to finish a quilt. The stitching should go through the facing and the seam allowance. A facing is similar to a binding on a quilt except that it s turned completely to the back so there is no visual line around the edge of a quilt.

It has a little ledge that follows the cut edge of my quilt so the stitching stays an even 1 4 away from the edge. The laurel dress for example is finished with bias binding but i sometimes make it with a facing when i want a crisper neckline that has no topstitching. If you have been following me for awhile you ve probably heard me say this once or twice at least. Of course there is the traditional binding whereby strips are cut joined end to end and stitched onto the quilt.

I also prefer a facing because the hand stitching required at the end is easier as there is more fabric turned to the back and it doesn t have to be exact. Fold the facing away from the quilt and stitch 1 8 away from the seam. I hate to bind my quilts.