Facing A Quilt Vs Binding

How to add facing to a quilt part 1 you know that i hate to bind my quilts but i do it if i really have to and i ve found a way to avoid this.

Facing a quilt vs binding.

Add facing instead of binding for a clean modern look. Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it. It allows you to secure the raw edges of your quilted project without adding the frame that traditional quilt binding does. This is the perfect way to finish your quilt edges when you don t want the frame that binding creates.

Some quilts especially art quilts look much better without a binding showing. This technique adds hanging corner triangles to your quilt at the same time. 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. Facing a quilt doesn t add any extra dimension color or texture to the outer edges of the quilt.

Instead the binding is folded entirely to the back as a facing. 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. I ve tried several different techniques but until recently i wasn t entirely satisfied with my corners. 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. The facing strips don t go all the way around the quilt edge so there is less hand sewing to do. This picture is part of a border that has been faced.