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Tips: How to do Quilt Facings with Mitered corners!!!

2/22/2021

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Article from the blog of Krista Moser.  To see her original post, Click Here
Have you ever wanted to try facing a quilt instead of binding it? This works well for artsy style quilts that are going to be on display. There are a few good methods for doing facing instead of binding, and I thought I would show you my favorite method... the mitered way!
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One reason to use the mitered method, it is less bulky giving you a nice sharp corner. And it can be manipulated a little easier, giving you a tight fit when you turn the facing to the back (I’ll explain more on that below).
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One reason to use the mitered method, it is less bulky giving you a nice sharp corner. And it can be manipulated a little easier, giving you a tight fit when you turn the facing to the back (I’ll explain more on that below).

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Join the strips end to end with a diagonal seam on the 45 degree angle.
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Trim away the excess from the seam, and press each one open. Then, press one edge under about ⅜” all the way down the length of the strip.

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From the front of the quilt, lay the raw edge of the strip along the raw edge of the quilt. Give yourself at least a couple inches extra, hanging over the ends of the quilt, before trimming the strip off. Run the strip down the sides, giving yourself a couple inches on both ends there too. Pin the strips into place, but do not pin all the way to the corners. I stopped short about 5” from the corners.
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Stitch all the way around the quilt with a ¼” seam allowance, stopping 5” from the corner, and starting again 5” down the next side.

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Take the quilt to the ironing board with its flapping tails of facing at each corner. Fold the facing strips back to create a miter at each corner, and press a sharp crease. Notice how I manipulated the strips to gap about ⅛” at the folded edge; it’s not a perfect 45 degree angle. When I sew the two sides together, following that crease, it creates a little tension on the inside edge once it’s been folded around to the back.
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I used that crease as my guide and cut ¼” beyond it on both facing pieces.
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Pin the two facing pieces together, matching up their creases and stitch, backstitching at both the start and stop.
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Press that seam open, and pin the facing to the quilt. Stitch into place.

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Trim the corner down, but do not cut through the stitch line.

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Turn the facing corner around to the back of the quilt, using your fingers to work the edges of the quilt into place. It may be necessary to use a semi-pointy object to poke out the corner of the quilt and really get a nice edge. Because that extra ⅛” gap is pulled snug, it helps hold the facing to the back of the quilt so it doesn’t roll around to the front of the quilt.
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Press the facing down flat along the back, using the nose of the iron to help manipulate the fabric into place. Then pin, pin, pin!

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Well, there you go! I’m off to do a lot of hand stitching :)
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TSW - Hidden Wells Block Tutorial

2/8/2021

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This block looks more complicated than it is.  Thanks to clever assembly and cutting, you can make these beautiful blocks quickly and easily. Please click on any photo to see a larger image.
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Step One: Each fabric – Cut one strip 2½” by the width of the fat quarter. Sew four strips together with a ¼” seam allowance and press toward the darkest fabric. Measure the width – it should measure 8½” – cut the piece into two 8½” x 8½” squares
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Step Two: Place one block right side up. Place the second block right side down on top with the strips going in the opposite direction as shown

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Step Three: Pin the blocks together. Sew a ¼” seam around all four sides
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Step Four: Use a ruler and your rotary cutter and cut diagonally from one corner to the other. Repeat this on the opposite diagonal corner

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Step Five: Open your pieces and carefully press. The blocks should measure approximately 5½” x 5½” – square up if needed
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Step Six: Arrange the blocks until you find a design you like and then sew them together with a ¼” seam allowance. Your block should measure about 10½ inches

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Here it is in other colors.... You can also try 2 light and 2 dark colors.
This article is from a blog post at ConnieKresin.com. She has many other helpful tutorials.  If you would like to see her post for this technique on her blog,   Click Here
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