Facing A Quilt Vs Binding

This picture is part of a border that has been faced.

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. Corners are a challenge with a facing they often turn out lumpy or not square. You attach facing in a way similar to the way binding is attached. Facing a quilt doesn t add any extra dimension color or texture to the outer edges of the quilt.

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. I ve tried several different techniques but until recently i wasn t entirely satisfied with my corners. The facing strips don t go all the way around the quilt edge so there is less hand sewing to do. It allows you to secure the raw edges of your quilted project without adding the frame that traditional quilt binding does.

Instead the binding is folded entirely to the back as a facing. Fold the binding completely to the back. Recently i learned about facing a quilt instead of binding it. 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.

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. 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.