Finishing a Quilt with "Facing"

Join Nancy during a Facebook Live segment where she shares tips on doing a quilt facing instead of binding on a quilt.

[@margan59]

Great video. As usual, your explanation is the clearest one I've found.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Wow, thanks!

[@lorianne1971]

aaah: you just opened my eyes to something I needed to see! THANK YOU! :)

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Well Awesome!! Nancy

[@cindymcfarland4686]

I never thought of putting a facing on a quilt! This opens a whole new dimension in quilt-making! Great!

[@cindymcfarland4686]

I use Fiskars pinking shears and I love them! I also use the pinking blade in my Olfa rotary cutter and that works well, too.

[@anitabray8280]

Amazing! You are so talented .I Love your teaching videos. Forever great full for sharing your talents. Thank you Nancy:}

[@judypurcell954]

This is an eyeopener! Thank you for this information. Best tutorial I've seen from you thus far.

[@joane8651]

This was awesome! Beautiful art quilt, Nancy, thanks for explaining the process.

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw4886]

Recently watched this facing technique on back of Grandmother's Garden - hand pieced. The back inside was a straight seam. The entire facing was the width of one half of the hexagon; corners were faced with an entire hexagon; was quite beautiful!

[@briteddy9759]

You just showed me how I will finish one of my current quilts in progress. It is a bed sized quilt so I will use strips. Thank you!

[@lizryan6289]

I am putting a fleece facing on 2 quilts for my grandsons. Love your work.

[@zenamorgan1754]

Absolutely stunning, thank you so much for doing this👍👍👍

[@luckysinclair7327]

Thanks for explaining and doing the practical at the same time great work thank you so much

[@denisestone8491]

Love this idea! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Stay warm and sew on.🙂

[@lylianjettar3637]

Excellent tutorial as usual.

[@luckysinclair7327]

Hey Nancy it's beautiful and I think I like this way more than the binding and it will also takes less time, it's also gives you the chance to show your design skills

[@cleohasbrouck3328]

Thanks Nancy I’m going to do this technique on a small quilt it looks awesome. I have put many facings on garments.

[@glitter2glaze21]

Thank you! I am about to make my first ever quilt and I know I can never follow in the traditional way of making a quilt to the end. I have to many ideas in my head and nothing to stop me from experimenting!

[@katherinewong2901]

Nifty! Love new ways to create! Thanks! 🌺💗🌺

[@bwaldron8449]

Great explanation and detail. I will definitely give this a try.

[@HeideD100]

Too Funny....just saw a quilt at a quilt show this weekend. Facing was use and I was wondering what the technique was. I had never seen it before. Thanks for the info...it was perfect timing, LOL!

[@huisuk]

What a awesome idea. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@patricialoomis9682]

Wow! Eager to try this method.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hope you enjoy

[@vanessaodomsellsmansions]

I love everything you do, but I'm not especially fond of that wide facing. I may try it with a more narrow facing. Thanks!!

[@christiegilmore8494]

I used a facing on a quilt but Didn't nk ow what it was used for'called , Thanks for your. Video

[@DebraRobertslivinghi57]

Awesome, Thanks it is great

[@donnarichey144]

So you do a big quilt like that or squares and put them together? If you made a big one seems like a waste of fabric. Thanks for doing the video.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Donna, generally quilts with facings are smaller, art quilts but it could be done on a big quilt. Instead of one large piece of fabric you would use strips of fabrics. I'll try to do a video on it :)

[@dijones2441]

Fantastic 😘

[@carolvanleer3386]

Is this okay to use on a quilt that going to be used and washed, or mainly for art quilts? Love it, very nice technique.

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Carol - it generally is used on more art quilt type but i can think of no reason why it's couldn't be on a bed quilt - I could think that after you have stitched it to the back, if you do a line of top stitching through all the layers a 1/4-1/2" in from the edge it would be as strong as any binding :)

[@huisuk]

Love your wrist pin cushion. Is there tutorial for it?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hello :) the pattern and kit are available for purchase - $9.99 each or $19.00 for both - please send me an email to let me know your payment and address at [e-mail] - we will also be doing a video on how to make it soon. Happy Quilting - Nancy

[@huisuk]

Thanks. I'm on vacation right now I'll order when I get back.

[@elizabethmveilleux7153]

If you are making a wall hanging, how would you add a sleeve to hang it?? Or is there another way to hang it?

[@QuiltingWithNancy]

Hi Elizabeth - it all depends for me personally. If it for me I often times will just poke a pin through the quilt into the drywall - probably not the most professional thing but it works for small wall hanging. if it will be shown i do always put a sleeve on it. you can make them a little smaller, it just depends on what you plan to put through the sleeve.