I still tie from time to time, but not very often.

I have a quilt top in the closet that I have considered tying. I don't like it enough to pay the long armer to do it. I have the backing, left over blocks to make pillow cases - just don't like it enough to finish it.

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I used to tie but haven't in a long time. In fact, I've given myself permission to be done at the point of completing the top. If it's a gift or someone in the family wants it, I'll see about getting it quilted. Doing this makes it easier to justify starting another one. lol

Years ago I made two quilts from rectangles my grandmother had cut out in about 1970. Some of the fabric was leftover from clothes I had made in high school and beyond. I finished one of the quilts and gave to my sister. It was the first quilt I ever made and had no idea what I was doing. I tied it. She put it in the wash and it unraveled and she threw it away. I didn't see how bad it was, maybe I could have salvaged it. I still have the other top and was planning on posting a pic sometime and asking for advice. It is a nine patch...and that's all. I don't like it but hate the thought of ripping it apart, but I may have to. So many of the fabrics hold such wonderful memories....first date, school dresses I made for my younger sisters when I was in high school.

I've never tied a quilt. I am going to try something new on the Pineapple Blossom quilt that my sister wants as a wallhanging. She doesn't really want the "frame" that binding gives a quilt and I didn't want the edge that birthing makes, so I'm going to face it. The only negative is that I'll have to hand stitch the facing down. Oh well, she's worth it.

I've never heard of facing a quilt. Just watched a video. I like the look for something different.

Facing sure beats birthing! Having to turn a quilt right side out is a challenge in itself, let alone trying to get nice crisp edges. Show us the finished quilt, Lois.

Theresa

I don't remember of hearing about facing a quilt, either. But it sure gives a nice finish. The only thing for me would be the hand stitching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbwDW0XqSEI

Interesting. Lois, it doesn't seem this would be worse than hand-sewing the binding.

I was glad to hear that I wasn't the only one who'd never heard of facing a quilt. My sis and I had auditioned many different bindings for the quilt, and we decided on one, but I didn't start it because something just didn't feel right about it. Then I saw a quilt photo on-line that I really liked. The pattern was easy to copy, but because I never would have thought of it myself, I felt that I should pay the designer for her product. So I bought the pattern and downloaded it. At the end of the pattern were the directions for facing a quilt. I hadn't even noticed that the quilt in the picture wasn't bound in the traditional way. Talk about serendipity!

Latifolia, I hate hand-sewing the binding, so I always machine stitch it. There's no way to machine stitch the facing. I don't think I would use this method for anything but a wall hanging or table runner that you never plan to turn over. Another thing - I've never put a sleeve on a quilt before. I'll have to see how that works with the facing.

I like that look in some cases. But, it seems like more work than just the binding and as much hand sewing. I'll save the idea in case I need it. Thanks for posting Lois and Sharon.

I've only ever faced small quilts, wall, table, baby quilts. not practical for larger quilts. It doesnt really take any longer than binding once you have done it once or twice.