I have watched this several times because I keep thinking that this is too easy so I must not be understanding it! I made some mug rugs as Easter Presents and they came out beautifully with your help! Thank you do much! I’m am super glad that I found your channel!
I am in the middle of making an exchange block for Christmas at my Modern Quilt Guild and this will be perfect for finishing it. Thank you so much for the tutorial,.
Thank u so much for yr technique of facing off and also hanging pockets etc... So many tips in one video... I learned so much from this vid... Thank you... All the success to u and yr channel. God bless❤️🙏💯
Thank you for sharing this. The technique is new to me and I love learning about new possibilities - especially when so well demonstrated and explained.
I learned the trick of using triangles in the corners from Ami Simms for hanging little quilts. I've even made a habit of using one of the triangles as my quilt label. Glad to know how to face a quilt like this though! Great tutorial!
What a great idea, Kim. This will surely make the finishing off process much quicker-and I love the idea of the triangle being used to hang the quilt. Another great bonus
This is an easy way to finish small quilt projects w/o having to sew traditional-style binding. Great for beginners - and for us more experienced quilters, too! Thanks for sharing. :)
Thank you, great technique. For a wall hanging I’d use fusible to hold those sides down to avoid hand sewing and super easy way to incorporate the hanging pockets.
I did a Google search on facing a quilt and your link came up first! Thank you for making the process so easy to understand, off now to face my wall hanging! KittyAnn, Wilmington NC
Just used your technique this morning on a mid sized wall hanging. The triangle corners really offer a trifecta of benefits; yes they help the facing lay flat and provide a means of hanging, and the bottom right becomes the quilt label! I always use 8.5 in triangle corner labels on my quilt, but I used 5 inches today. Just needed to scale my alphabet letters down to 6 from 9 mm. Ty for the great video and clear explanation!!!!
I’ve just used your technique for an art quilt/ wall hanging. It was so much easier than the traditional method and looks amazing. I stopped and started the video as I reached each stage. I also made 2 additional triangles. I added these with the binding at the top and now I’ve finished all the stages, these 2 extra finished triangles will hold the dowel in place so it doesn’t sag in the middle. (I sewed the extra triangles first so there are no raw edges.)It just needed a few stitches to secure the point down onto the back. Looks really professional, I’m so happy, thank you!
Thank you. I’m new to quilting and finding the binding techniques a real challenge. I also don’t actually like the look of the binding around the edge...I wanted to keep just the quilt at the front...so your technique as well as others I’ve read in the comments is appealing to me, I LOVE the corner tabs as it definitely sounds like a really great way to display quilts/wall hangings. Thank you so much. Such a clear and calm tutorial.x
I used your tutorial to add facing to a mini quilt. It worked perfectly and I really liked the finished look. Thank you for your clear instructions. I will be using this technique again!
If I put a border on a quilt, and use the same border fabric for the corners and bindings at the back, I can machine stitch the binding with a coordinating colour thread, thus eliminating the need to hand sew. Love this idea!
Love this method and your instructions. You made facing a quilt, and BONUS!!!, combined it with hanging corners which was just what I was looking for. Thanks for all the great info.
I had never heard of this and am eager to try in a quilt I am currently working on. I had been debating about the binding and didn’t want it framed with another color so this would be perfect. Thank you for the detailed instruction. 😊
I love the idea of facing, rather than binding! I already used folded squares in the corners for hanging by sewing them into the binding, and I print laundry instructions on them together with my details and, where relevant, personalised information such as ("Welcome to world [baby's name] [DOB and weight]") .
Two years later, and you just saved another life! I would rather put a rusty nail through my eyeball than wrestle with mitered corners. I've watched every video, read every article on Pinterest and I STILL stink at it. I found your video today, and am jumping for joy. I make fidget quilts for people with dementia, so this truly is a game-changer for my work. I hope you see this message. If not, it's out there in the Universe and can still bring you good karma.
So glad to have come to the rescue, Gail! So kind of you to make fidget quilts - I know they take some time to make. Keep up the good work and thanks for watching.
Thank you so much that’s a great idea 💡. I’ve never seen this before either, but I really really love 💖 it. I really think 💭 that this is another way to finish things off, with the added bonus of having tabs to hang it from too. xxx Mags
I have three doll quilts that are just waiting to be bound....this will be the perfect time to use your technique....I'm excited try it out! Thanks for sharing.
I can see an advantage here for appearance sake. I don't see though that it saves that much time over doing a binding. It's nice to learn another technique and I've pinned the video for the next wall quilt that I do.
really cool idea, and i like the smooth finish look it gives the projects. though if i was using it for a small project that might not get used/washed much, i think fusible tape might be good to tack down the strips without having to sew anything down
How cool is this, very creative and I love the corner triangle technique! Wishing there was a way to machine stitch the turning strip, but hey, can't have everything. Great idea and thank you for sharing with us!
WOW! what a lovely idea!! I have had such a hard time binding my little mug rugs and this is the answer. I will be trying this next week. Thank you so much!
2 observations about this technique: I also do not like doing bindings, mostly because I do not like to hand sew. Since the facings need to be hand stitched down anyway, I would probably just go ahead and muddle through the binding process rather than the facing process.Also, except for the yardage involved, why wouldn't you just put right sides together (quilt top and backing) and sew around all sides leaving an opening, and turn the entire project right side out?? This may not work for quilts but certainly for wall hangings and table runners. You could still quilt through all the layers in spots to tack down the backing to the quilt top.Your technique is an option but I'm not sure it's for me. Thanks for the info and I enjoy your tutorials.
HI Cindy: I do use the pillowcase method for smaller projects. I was just using this small project to explain the technique. Definitely a fan of the pillowcase method for any small wall hangings, mug rugs, etc. Of course, this mug rug was a QAYG technique, so couldn't do the pillowcase method with it anyway.
OH, yes, this works for quilts. You have to carefully roll up the end far away from your opening on the diagonal. Tightly roll till you get to the opening, and turn your quilt right side out. It's called the "pillow technique".
Never gave this a thought in 35 years of making quilts. So cool and will be easier for my arthritic fingers, for the baby quilt gifts I like to give. {-: )
Thank you for this tutorial. I really like the look of a faced quilt. I was wondering how this would work with a larger quilt. I may try this technique with a baby quilt.
Thanks for this tutorial! Since I am not a fan at all of hand sewing, maybe Steam a Seam 2 would be a good option. Thanks again for this, and all your tutorials.
wow! The answer to my prayers for help. I am losing my sight to glaucoma and age. I can no longer do nice handwork for finishing. This type of finish is perfect, and I am going to fuse the finishing and eliminate the hand slip-stitiching. THANK You!