Using facing instead of binding to finish a quilt
 

We just attended a quilt show in Anchorage that was spectacular! One of the things that intrigued me was that one of the quilters used facing on her quilt instead of binding. This facing was sewn to the front of the quilt then turned to the back and sewn, with none of the facing visible on the front of the quilt. This look was very effective for her pieces as it did not take away from the design at all. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good tutorial for this. I've looked on this board in the Articles and can't find anything. Am I describing this well enough?

I'll be interested to know how to do this too. Glad it was a great show.

Here is one tutorial - http://quilting.wonderhowto.com/how-...-edges-232952/

Facing is often done when the edges of a quilt are irregular.

Dunster, thanks for the link to that tutorial, not seen this before, thank you!!!

Same here, thanks. I have bookmarked it.

Wow Dunster-I could read and watch on that site for a Long while!! I'm always wondering how to!!! Thanks heaps!

Great link! I have watched that woman before and she is very clear about what she demonstrates. She is so easy to follow and makes what she does very clear both in words and pictures.

This is the tutorial I used when I made a quilt that called for "facing". I found her step by step directions really easy to understand.

http://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com...y-to-face.html

I like this book: Just Around the Corner by Kari M. Carr. She used facings for borders but it will work for binding.

I tried this on my last quilt and got lost at the end when it came time to turn the corners. I forced it to work a different way, and it looks fine from the front. I wish I knew what I did wrong because the rest of the instructions were clear and effective.

Thanks for the link ekuw. I have also bookmarked it because it would work for runners that you don't want to 'birth'.

WOW, never heard of this before. Might try it on a quilt I am trying to finish. Thanks for the info Dunster.

I prefer a regular binding, more the look I like.

Thanks Dunster and Ekuw for the links. They both will help! I'm working on a quilt now that I'm not going to border, and that a binding might disrupt the design. I hadn't thought of facing until I saw that quilt! Thanks very much for enabling me to go another direction!

I face wall hangings. I really like the effect of having my piecing and quilting go all the way to the edge. I've never tried it on a quilt.

WOW. I saved that website to my "Favorites" that I call "How To's". Thanks

This was so new and interesting to me. Thank you Dunster for the link. I'm such a slow learner (very visual) that I will need to watch that one a couple of times to get it, but think it would look great on this Jungle reeds baby quilt I am working on. I am always ready to try something new, and you are always ready to let us know where to find it.

Thanks for the great tutorial Dunster. That will really help to learn the type of binding talked about in this thread.

I wonder what the judges at quilt shows and state fairs think of that technique?

Thanks for the link Dunster. Looks like a very helpful site.

Thanks for the info. I'd never thought of facing a quilt, but like the idea, especially on the more modern designs.

Wow I wondered how they did that! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks Dunster. I have been hearing about facing a quilt and was wondering how it was done to avoid the bulk.

Thanks Dunster. I hadn't seen this before and it is something I would like to try.

Wow! I would not have even known where to start for something like this. Not much chance I'll ever do it, but it's fascinating and the video is very well done.

I would love to learn this type of binding