Hi Guys,
I have just seen a quilt in the pictures section that has been "faced" rather than having a binding!
What is this? What does it mean? How is it done?
Over to all you quilt geniuses out there!!!!!!!
Hugs
Caroline
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Hi Guys,
I have just seen a quilt in the pictures section that has been "faced" rather than having a binding!
What is this? What does it mean? How is it done?
Over to all you quilt geniuses out there!!!!!!!
Hugs
Caroline
Caroline
I wondered that,too. I thought maybe it was another term for what some people call birthing, where you sew the backing on and then turn the quilt inside out. I should Google it, I guess.
I may be wrong, but when you are making clothing, you sew a "facing around a neck or armhole. Right sides together, then turn the facing over to the wrong side and stitch down. I did this with several quilts that I preferred not having a binding show. For the quilt, I did a folded band, placed raw edge to raw edge, stitched and turned, then hand stitched the band. The facing doesn't show at all from the front.Originally Posted by suern3
Caroline, I just did a quick look and found that it certainly not the same as birthing a quilt. The article I found was quite long so I can't really describe it here. Briefly, looked like a narrow strip turned to the back of the quilt. Hopefully someone will give more detail or do you have access to Google search?
she did the same pattern that I had done... the pattern calls for 'birthing'... i think she was using the term facing for the same method. i've also seen it called the envelope method
Nancy in western NY
before you speak THINK
T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind?
I too wondered what it meant then thought pillow case or birthing method.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
No, I think facing is different. I've seen it done on small wall hangings where a regular binding is just too much. The quilt is quilted normally with a backing. Then you attach a facing around 4 sides, much like with clothing, only you can make it a little wider than an armhole or neckline facing.
Cathy
Bookmarking this. Love the finished look.
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.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
