What does this mean?
05-15-2015, 06:57 AM
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I looked again at the picture that prompted this thread http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t265153.html
I can see now how facing is the same as is done in clothing construction.
When I did mine http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t262257.html i used the birthing method.
I can see now how facing is the same as is done in clothing construction.
When I did mine http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t262257.html i used the birthing method.
05-15-2015, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
Cutting and sewing facings were the parts I disliked the most about sewing clothes. I doubt I'd like it any better in quilting. LOL.
05-15-2015, 07:41 AM
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Bookmarking this. Love the finished look.
Originally Posted by rebeljane
05-15-2015, 08:41 AM
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QUOTE=rebeljane;7195890]http://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com...y-to-face.html[/QUOTE]
This exactly the tutorial I used for the facing in my Beyond Horizons quilt. There were others out there but I found this one to be the best as far as detailed explanations and pictures. Simple to follow. Not birthing; this was a piece of fabric separate from both the top and back. Ideally, I would have used the same fabric as my backing, but did not have enough so I found something close in color.
This exactly the tutorial I used for the facing in my Beyond Horizons quilt. There were others out there but I found this one to be the best as far as detailed explanations and pictures. Simple to follow. Not birthing; this was a piece of fabric separate from both the top and back. Ideally, I would have used the same fabric as my backing, but did not have enough so I found something close in color.
05-15-2015, 08:37 PM
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Facing is not "birthing" a quilt and isn't any harder to do than binding. Here is a link with Marcie Baker showing how to face a quilt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPe_84GBfY It is even simpler to do with a straight edge.
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05-16-2015, 03:28 AM
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I want to learn to do facing as I start to try some small "art" quilts. There are times you might not want that actual binding edge around the quilt and just want a clean finish. I think I'd still use binding for any bed quilt or throw that will be used and washed much, but for quilt that is more for "show" I'm going to try a facing and see how it goes.
05-16-2015, 05:17 AM
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I thought it meant to use a process to make a thinner "lining" for the binding rather than fold it several times. If I were going to do a "facing," I would do it wider, attach it to the front and then turn to the back. Make a tiny fold under on the edge and then hand-stitch to the backing. Your stitches would not show on the front.
05-16-2015, 07:01 AM
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Here is a link that explains facing a quilt with a tutorial and illustrations.
http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/St...ing-technique/
http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/St...ing-technique/
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