{"id":3436,"date":"2016-06-12T17:54:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T00:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2016-06-12T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T00:54:42","slug":"new-facing-technique-even-easier-corners-2016-06-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/06\/12\/new-facing-technique-even-easier-corners-2016-06-12\/","title":{"rendered":"New facing technique – even easier corners – 2016.06.12"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Wildfire’ is almost finished.\u00a0 The facings are sewn, and just need to be hand-stitched to the back.<\/p>\n

I experimented with a new technique and I’m very pleased with how it turned out.\u00a0 Instead of cutting the batting larger than the quilt top, I cut the batting to exactly<\/span> the size I wanted the finished size to be.\u00a0 I made the quilt top and back about 1″ bigger on each side than the finished size.\u00a0 I machine basted the batting to the backing just inside the edge of the batting, as seen below (excuse the over-exposed photo).<\/p>\n

\"basting<\/a><\/p>\n

Then I basted the quilt top to the back as close as I could to the edge of the batting, but without actually sewing through the batting.\u00a0 I couldn’t see where the edge of the batting was, but I could feel it through the top.<\/p>\n

Once the quilting was finished, I trimmed the top and back to about 1\/2″ from the machine basting, then attached the facings as usual.\u00a0 When I pressed the facings to the back, the fold was right at the edge of the batting, which made for a nice straight edge.\u00a0 And because there was no batting in the seam allowance, there was no excess bulk and it was much easier to turn.\u00a0 The facings cover the basting holding the batting in place.\u00a0 And the basting on the top can be easily removed.<\/p>\n

And the corners are very square, without having to trim batting away!\u00a0 I’m planning to update my tutorial on facings<\/a>, and I will include this technique as an option.<\/p>\n

\"bottom-front\"<\/a> \"bottom-back\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here’s a photo of the almost finished quilt.\u00a0 It doesn’t look ‘square’ in the photo – but only because I can’t seem to take a good photo today.<\/p>\n

\"TerryAske-Wildfire-with<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.<\/p>\n

\"Creations<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \"Confessions<\/a><\/p>\n

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