That’s for the tutorial. I followed your instructions and have just finished binding a piece . Great tutorial, thank you. It’s for an exhibit, Glorious sunrise! I hope this is helpful! Will you store your 35 x 52 flat or rolled? Thank you! I will continue with this method from now on. When shopping for quilt backing some people like to purchase inexpensive fabric, or plain muslin for the backing of their quilts. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This is great! The fold of the binding should just cover the 1/4-inch seam allowance made by sewing on the binding. How To Finish A Quilt Without Binding. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I followed them on a piece I was finishing today, and I’m very happy with the result. Here’s my 2020 top 9 pos, ‘Wash Your Hands!’ Is my submission to @curate, Happy New Year! Thanks so much for the information! Follow these simple steps for this no binding flip and quilt technique. 4. This … If not, let me know – or send an image of your quilt. Sometimes I just don’t want to spend the time and energy on a binding. My quilt looks fantastic. | Coloring Outside the Lines, UFO – Painterly Flower | Quilting Sisters Unravelled, Score 2 – Strings | Coloring Outside the Lines, http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/tips-tutorials-and-more/, Finish: Highlight on Improv – Play Crafts, Friday Finds, August 12 | On The Go Quilting, "Time Warp Quilt" with HeatnBond InkJet Transfer Sheets - Therm O Web, Mondrian…finished | Wild Thyme Farm Quilting, Some Fine Discoveries Online | Zippy Quilts, http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/2017/07/23/art-quilt-w-and-the-3-bridges-2017-07-23/, One last quilt for this year – 2020.12.31, Mini quilt of WOW Westminster – 2020.10.31, “Plus” mini quilts from September – 2020.10.25, Use single layer facings (rather than double layer). You will learn how to bind the hexagon edges. …then fold the next edge in half…. Pingback: Log Cabin A – 3rd Story Workshop. This technique is great for quilts pieced out of large hexagons. To Machine Bind a Quilt, Just Sew the Binding to the Quilt’s Back Side. Available methods are: Machine stitch binding to the front of the quilt/mug rug and then finish by hand stitching it to the back. My latest Art Quilt cried out for facing rather than binding so I did it! Trim the backing 1" larger than the completed top all around. I’ve tried several different techniques but until recently I wasn’t entirely satisfied with my corners. I’ve been wondering how to get rid of the binding. Unfold the quilt back open again, and press the seam to the side. It came out perfect! It looks like I’ll be on your website for other tutorials. Happy New Year! I like to put a pin at 1/4 inch so I make sure I stop there. This is really cool. Yes, I use this on all my art quilts. …and then in half again, and pin. I’m sure I’ll be able to use your method for my next art quilt on all 4 sides… LOL. I followed it word and for word and got the best corners I have ever had. Pingback: Mondrian…finished | Wild Thyme Farm Quilting. I found your instructions on your NEW favorite quilt facing technique before I read anything else. This no-binding quilt tutorial from Red Pepper Quilts is very intriguing to me, not only because of the lack of binding, but I also just really like the way the finished product looks. Love this technique! Thanks for sharing! Terry, would you use this technique on a medium sized art quilt or do you limit it to small quilts? I LOVE my little rainbow piece. Machine stitch binding to the back of the quilt/mug rug and finish by machine stitching it on the front. We need to fold our back fabric (sticking out past our front) in half and then fold it again over the front of the quilt top.  Optional – trim corners of back and batting. ‘Wash Your Hands!’ Is my submission to @curate You can do this on your ironing board and press it as you go…it makes it very simple. Love how you reduce the bulk in the corners. Bringing the backing fabric to the front is another way to finish the quilt's edge without binding. Pingback: Friday Finds, August 12 | On The Go Quilting. Just used your method to finish a quilt and love, love, love this method. Apr 24, 2016 - I made this English paper pieced hexagon quilt for my fifth-born child’s first birthday.    And, instead of cutting a triangle of batting, I cut a square, approximately 1″ x 1″.   I find this reduces bulk even better than the technique described above.  This is the way I did the corners on ‘Circular Thinking’.  The photos below were taken with the back of the quilt facing up.  The corner of the quilt front is lying flat, the corner of the batting has been cut out, and the corner of the backing fabric is pinned back while the batting is cut. Site design, maintenance and hosting by 2FishWeb.com. To accomplish this, complete the quilt as for hand or machine quilting. Thankyou. There are links to a couple of good tutorials on this page of my blog. Step 3- Placing Your Quilt. Thanks. I”ll try it & let you know how it comes out. Today in the video I’ll show you how to use the backing fabric for your binding. Nice tutorial. Glorious sunrise! I have the bottom of a wall hanger that comes to a point. Thanks for the tutorial, Terry! I cut the one side of my art quilt a little too close to the edge so that it was square. Thanks again. You will need that beginning strip loose when joining your pieces at the end. Corners are a challenge with a facing – they often turn out lumpy or not square. Debbie. Please let us know if you can! First try at facing and you have made it so easy. I’m trying it on my next project. I do generally use a sleeve on the back of my quilts. Thank you in advance for sharing your art. Cut the side facings shorter than the length of the quilt – the cut ends do not need to go all the way to the corners, as they will be covered by the top and bottom facings. Sandy Simmelink, Thank you Terry for such a great technique. Press under one edge of each facing piece by ¼” (you could press the edges under later, but I find it easier to do it at this stage). Having tried to put a binding on it and have it look puckered and lumpy, I now have the smoothest finish! Excellent detailed instructions. Final Step- Turning and Finishing by Hand. This forms a diagonal line and hides the raw starting edge of the binding strip. Thank you for guiding me to your tutorial in response to my comment on 2/20/20. I recently made quilt that just wouldn’t have looked right with binding. Allow for a larger backing, then fold the backing of the item over to the front to create binding. This is my GO TO tutorial for facings. Note added August 2015:  When I trim the corners, I no longer cut the back layer of fabric (I had one incident where I cut too much off! For this quilt binding method we will attach the binding to the back of the quilt first. Most recently on my Swoop art quilt, which is 35 x 52 inches. Follow on Instagram, Get every new post delivered to your Inbox, Better late than never. #saqawip #canadi, Art Quilt Series – Tree Studies – 2009-2013, “Two Trees” Fusible Applique Block Pattern, Trying Out A New Way To Face Quilts | The Snarky Quilter, New twist to finishing quilts | Leah Higgins Textile Artist, Wool Blobs – FINISHED! I have just finished using this awesome technique and it was with 5 sides and a point at the bottom. Thanks. I have been trying to work out how to do this all morning and after a few unsuccessful attempts decided to search the web for some help. You are right, there is always a problem with those corners ! I did try this out and it worked really well. Do you use a sleeve? I would say that it took longer than using binding but for my art quilts, this is a nice finish. Molly, I also do not enjoy the process of hand stitching! Fold the first corner of the binding over to form an angle. Sometimes also called “birthing” a quilt. Thank you for joining me today! I just tried this facing technique, and came out with the best looking corners ever! I’ve never done a facing, even on small projects, but will have to try this one. Excellent, detailed instructions. Then the quilting is done. Thank you for very complete instructions. I am only starting to venture into art quilts and I have a question about the back. Make Continuous Crosswise Grain Quilt Binding Strips . The middle crease will enclose the raw edges of your quilt as the other half of the binding wraps around to the back. Pingback: Some Fine Discoveries Online | Zippy Quilts, Thanks for this, I really enjoyed doing the technique and it looks so good on a small quilt hanging, I’ve used this technique once before, and went back to it today for large art quilt. Thank you so much, Great pics and explanations. How do you hang your quilts? Step 2: Trim backing (the yellow plaid fabric in my photos) to ONE INCH all the way around the quilt. Binding the hexagon edges. Pingback: Score 2 – Strings | Coloring Outside the Lines. I’m book marking this so I can find it again when needed. (#12) In the corners of the binding we want our quilt to look really good, so follow the photos and you should be able to do this without any headaches. Instead the binding is folded entirely to the back as a facing. Can’t wait to share your website with my quilt guild. #saqaw, Bad Moon Rising, Air of Elegance and Please Touch, Fabric pull for my next project. Pingback: New twist to finishing quilts | Leah Higgins Textile Artist. Step by Step to Finish A Quilt Without Binding. Here is the solution. Pingback: "Time Warp Quilt" with HeatnBond InkJet Transfer Sheets - Therm O Web. To start there is no binding on the finished piece. I had read others but never got the nerve to try. All rights reserved. I’ve found the following methods will reduce bulk and control the ‘squareness’ of the corners: I’ve put all these methods together into a technique that works well for me.  Here’s how I do a quilt facing. Matchstick quilting on my current project. I then added my quilt binding to the back (fold a 2.5 inch piece of fabric in half and iron). Take the outer corner of the binding where you will begin sewing and fold the corner towards the edge of the quilt. On many of my pieces, it didn’t matter, but things change. When you get to a corner, fold the corner up like so…. Mary. It made my corners so nice and square and with no bulk. Start anywhere, and fold the binding over halfway…. Tips Consider all the possible choices for finishing a quilt without binding before starting. So, that edge is being “zigzaged” and your method works well in combination with it for the other 3 sides. It allows you to take the quilting all the way to the edge, can add a nice professional and more artful looking finish, (especially to a smaller quilt) and I also find quilts seem to hang better and flatter with this method. Great, very clear tutorial – can’t wait to try it! This is okay as long as it is good quality fabric. ], Before sewing the top and bottom facings, cut the corners of the back and batting at an angle, about a quarter-inch. (I do not enjoy the process of hand stitching). It’s for an exhibit I used Liquid Stitch that is permanent, but you could always use a non permanent like Elmer’s. Step 4- Stitching the Seam. I know this will work perfectly for me. It is a beautiful print and stunning in these quilts. Many thanks! May 2021 bring health and peace t, My last quilt for the year. Will be using this again! I like to start attaching the binding about 3/4 of the way down the long side. I generally store my quilts rolled on a pool noodle. I just finished a marvelous applique quilt from Joko Saito’s design for Quiltmania Magazine, it took me 3 years to complete and when I sew your great art quilts I just knew than my quilt could only be faced. This no binding technique works on any shape! Photo taken at 7:58. Thanks again Terry! A couple of years ago, I started fusing my facings to the back, rather than hand-sewing them. I love this technique! What a great tutorial! Because with my method you deal with the corners at the end, I think this would work very well. Start sewing 8-10 inches from the end of the binding. Trim the quilt backing down to about 1/4 inch from the seam sewn. I’d love to see your comments on how this technique works for you. Sew 1/4 inch in from the edge, stopping one-quarter inch from the edge of each side. I also added moulding behind the top and bottom facings to stabilize the quilt further. My technique for squaring up a quilt is to lay a piece of Pellon 1-inch grid on top of the quilt.  It’s sheer enough that I can see the quilt through it.  The quilt in the photos needed a finished size of 8.5 x 11 inches, so I cut a piece of Pellon to that size, then cut a ½ inch away on all sides. Better late than never. Then you fold the binding from the back to the front and use your sewing machine to stitch it down on the front side with a blanket stitch, a satin … Many thanks for sharing your tips and pictures. Instead the piece has been sewn together, all three layers then flipped so that everything is right side out and the opening that was left is sewn together by hand. Using the strip width determined earlier, cut strips from selvage to selvage until you've cut enough fabric to surpass the required length. Jani September 08, 2011 4:30 AM. This method is the best. Here’s my 2020 top 9 pos I have the front done, the back fabric ready and the batting. I will link back to this post when I share my finish later this week. Your tutorial was great!!! Excellent tutorial. I thought I would have to do a lot more research and wala ! Optional step (not required if batting is very thin) – reduce bulk in the corners by cutting away the batting and backing about a 1/4″, I used this technique in the portrait quilt.  [The water reflection quilt has a very thin batting, so I skipped this step. Instead of applying a binding, you simply sew around the edges of the quilt sandwich as if it were a giant pillowcase, leaving an opening on one side that’s big enough to turn the “pillowcase” inside out. Thank you, This is excellent! I cut my facing strips about 2 ¼ inches wide, but you could certainly use narrower strips especially on a small quilt. Jane. terryaskeartquilts I just finished a ~30×40 art quilt and used your facing method – it turned out perfectly! Use your back fabric and save tons of time.Quilt Binding Without Binding. Very thorough tutorial. I would treat your point as any other corner. Would you treat one side of the point as if it were a “side” or something different? Reply. Thanks! Step 5 Trimming the Seam. I'd like to know what fabric line the large flower print is a part of? Stitched entirely by machine, no additional hexagons or binding needed; a faster method than the above one, with a different look on the back of the quilt. Trim the batting only even with the front. Turn the facings to the back of the quilt, rolling the seams slightly to the back so that none of the facing is visible from the front. Pingback: Wool Blobs – FINISHED! | Coloring Outside the Lines, Pingback: UFO – Painterly Flower | Quilting Sisters Unravelled, Love, love, love your art quilt and your facing tutorial is excellent. Always good to have a choice in how to finish quilts. Or I am in a rush to get a project done. Cheers. Use matching thread to blind stitch the fold of the binding to the backing. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without having the binding show on the front. Press the facing strips outwards, then stitch through the facing and seam allowance about 1/8” from the seam. (I refer to this page every time I face a quilt!) Thank you so much for the tutorial. Corners are a challenge with a facing – they often turn out lumpy or not square.  I’ve tried several different techniques but until recently I wasn’t entirely satisfied with my corners.Â. Quilts that don't require binding:. The instructions are very clear and judging by your pictures, they are perfect for an art quilt. ; Decorative quilts. We are demonstrating how to use your left-over backing fabric as your binding. Roll from the top down, with the front of the quilt facing out – this will minimize creases or wrinkles in the quilt top. Easy to follow and good instructions/pictures. Quilting and Binding; Quilt Backing Learn how to make a quilt backing Your Quilt is not complete without one. Make just one little change in this technique, and you can bind a quilt without any hand sewing at all. Thank you so much for sharing. http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/tips-tutorials-and-more/. I shall give this a try in the future and I suspect it will be my go-to facing technique! If you have any suggestions, please pass them along. I know it’s not the best in the quilting world to bind your quilts from the backing fabric….but I do it. May 2021 bring health and peace t Some quilts, especially art quilts, look much better without a binding showing. On the back of the quilt, in the side facings in place, and fold the ends of the top and bottom facings to hide the raw edges. Learn how your comment data is processed. Step 2- Placing Your Fabric Backing. thank you! Do not sew around the corners, then turn them right side out and poke them into shape (this is when I find at least one of my corners is not square). Thanks for putting it online! I tried this with excellent results! Swipe to s, Matchstick quilting on my current project. Your tutorial makes so much sense, thanks I am heading back to the Sewing room now to try this out. Thanks for sharing! Since my “art” will never (in my lifetime) see the inside of a washing machine much less drier, I am considering “gluing all edges down. chris says: June 12, 2013 at 10:53 pm Debbie St. Germain. Quilt backing is the bottom layer of the quilt sandwich, a three-layer packet made up of the quilt top, batting, and backing.The backing is the layer we see when we flip a quilt over to take a peek at its reverse side. My last quilt for the year. #saqaw My question is . Will give it a try on next one. This is the simplest way to finish your quilt. How to Hang a Wreath Without Making Holes in the Door ... "Hold the strip parallel with the top edge of the back of the quilt, just inside the binding, and sew it down using a whip stitch around the edges. Bad Behavior has blocked 1523 access attempts in the last 7 days. Note added November 2013:  If you think you might use the optional step below – trimming the corners – then when sewing your side facings, don’t stitch right to the top or bottom.  Instead, stitch the side facings from 1 inch below the top, to 1 inch above the bottom.  Otherwise, you’ll have to pick out that extra stitching before you can trim the corners. You don't want the back of your quilt to wear out long before the top. I always a hanging sleeve on top of the facing, and position it 1/2″ to 1″ below the top edge of the quilt. Tried your method with excellent results! Awesome tutorial. The thing I hate about facings is the corners and this method creates beautiful corners. Note:  If you are making a quilt that must finish to an exact size (many challenges specify a finished size), you will need to trim the quilt to the required finished size plus ½” on each edge.  (This allows for the 1/4 inch seam, the ‘turn of the cloth’ and the rolling of the front edge to the back, as described below.). Wall hangings are perfect candidates for no binding.They have minimal wear and tear, they are usually not as large as a bed quilt, and they can be hand or machine quilted without the use of a long arm machine. See more ideas about Quilts, Quilt binding, Quilting tutorials. Thanks for posting the tutorial. Hi Terry, I just MUST thank you for this tutorial. A BIG THANK YOU. Consider a quilt ladder. ); instead I leave the back intact and just cut the batting. Nice job on the tutorial, Terry. Reply Delete. Spray with water, or use stream, while pressing to encourage the fold to stay in place. Actually, it is the best (and easiest) to use when you … Press your binding, then fold it over to the back and press again. So I have made a small-ish quilt. With right sides together, sew the raw edge of the facing strip to the front of the quilt on the two sides. Will that have an effect on the facing at all? Some quilts, especially art quilts, look much better without a binding showing.  Instead the binding is folded entirely to the back as a facing. Find the tutorial here on Sew Fearless. Step 1- Preparing Your Materials. Fold the binding to the back of the quilt going just a little past the ¼ inch stitching line and pin. Do you add the back to the quilt before or after you quilt your art piece? Fold all the way down to the next edge. After cutting the corners, attach the top and bottom facings as described below. Thank you for the absolute best illustrations and instructions on how to face an art quilt! I have made the "quilt sandwich" but I dont know what to do now? I have to admit that one of the biggest things keeping me from trying to make a quilt is the process of binding the piece. I am using the Precision wool ironing mat, I am really impressed with this and will be sharing a review on it soon. The corners are nicely squared. Pingback: Trying Out A New Way To Face Quilts | The Snarky Quilter, Thank you so much for your tutorial, it has improved the look of my quilts. Sue, I’m happy my tips on facing a quilt worked well for you. Once you turn the quilt right side out, you top stitch or blind stitch the open section closed. Hand-sew the turned under edges of the facings to the back of the quilt, or fuse with ¼” wide strips of fusible web.  Don’t forget to attach a sleeve and label. Do you add a hanging sleeve on top of the facing? Do this for the whole top. To answer your question, I generally add the back before I quilt. This technique looks like it will work for me. Pin the edges in place. Place a pin to hold the edges together. I’m going to try this on a small piece. When I blocked this quilt, I did not add the 1/2″ to each side; so the quilting was much closer to the corners than it would be if I had added the 1/2″. Photo taken at 7:58. 2 Responses to How To Finish Quilt Without Binding. I planned on just sewing around the four sides of the entire quilt and then do square knots with yarn on the edges of the squares so that the batting stays. Thank you very much. I first found it a couple of years ago, when I decided to face my first sampler instead of binding, and I hadn’t returned to facing until now, when I am facing two art quilts in one week)) And again i return to your tutorial, it’s really clear and the results are great! I cut out the 1 inch square of batting from each corner, which meant in two corners removing some quilting. If after, are you fusing the back onto the batting? Occasionally, I’ll do some of the quilting before adding the back, then some more quilting after I add the back – this gives more dimension to the areas quilted before adding the back. Today I wanted to share how I quickly finish some of my quilting projects the fast and easy way without binding. Learn a simple, quick technique for finishing off your little quilts. Thanks! It is so nice of you to share what you have learned. Thank you so much for sharing. Thank you. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. SO, I glued them first! Ingenious! Thank you for all the pictures it made it so easy to finish binding my quilt. Made a button hole in the top one to enable hanging the moulding on a hook. The compulsive me would keep the side facing pieces almost as long as the quilt, the top and bottom pieces just a tiny bit longer than top and bottom – and then I’d mitre the corners! Half of the binding to the back of my blog, attach the binding is x! 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