binding question - what is "facing" a binding??

It sounds to me very much like sewing a facing into a garment, where the
seam line is the edge of your quilt - no part of the binding will show on
the front.

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Louise in Iowa
nieland4 at mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"mini Mini" wrote in message
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hi,
while surfing i came across this site with quilting tips. but this tip I
don't quite understand. Can someone explain what this is about?

"Stuck trying to figure out what color to use for a binding? Don't want
to
detract from the quilt but don't have enough of the border fabric so that
the binding won't show? Remember you don't have to add a binging, you can
use a facing instead! Just cut your strips 2" wide, do not fold in half,
sew on to the front as you would a binding, BUT clip the strip at the
corner and PIVOT with needle down to continue sewing the next side. Then
turn the whole thing to the back, mitering the corners, folding under
about
1/4" and hand sewing the facing to the back. If you like, you can use
monofilament thread (clear or dark, whatever suits your border color) and
top stitch very close to the edge to keep the facing turned to the back!
Voila! Your quilt is "un-binded"! Or as my kids used to say "VIOLA"."

quoted from:
http://www.bettyalofs.com/free-tips-details.php?ID=12

tia,
Emilia

Yes, that's it, put neatly!
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In message , mini Mini
writes
"Louise" wrote in
newsS8Sg.70628$aJ.2616@attbi_s21:

It sounds to me very much like sewing a facing into a garment, where
the seam line is the edge of your quilt - no part of the binding will
show on the front.


Oh, so the front is the edge of the top, the side is the stitching and the
back is sort of a strip? Is that right?

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Best Regards
pat on the hill