For once I had enough presence of mind to take photos of my process as I worked. I thought I’d share with you my process for facing a quilt. I don’t often “bind” my works because most of my compositions would not benefit from that line enclosing the edges. A facing finishes your edges by turning them entirely to the back of the quilt.
Any quilt you are going to display on a wall also needs a hanging sleeve. I include mine as part of the facing.
If you enjoy making smaller textile art pieces, and want a LOT of ideas for how to frame, mount, and present them in a professional way, you might enjoy my on-demand workshop: Picture It Framed.
I go to the hardware store and use very simple wooden molding, thin on the bottom and slightly rounded at the top. I cut it an inch less wide than the quilt, sand it, seal it, and insert two eye screws in the fat end. Use skinny but larger-eye screws so they fit over gallery hooks if you work with fine art exhibit venues.
Less than $10 per hanging slat.
So the top facing is actually the hanging sleeve? I’m just making sure I got it. I am trying to do a facing and a sleeve and you are the only one who has instructions for how to do both at once.
Thanks. (A YouTube would be terrific! Or if it is part of one of your classes, let me know.)
6 Comments
Daren
April 7, 2024 at 10:58 pmThe Hang Ups Company charges $96 for shipping for their C bars. do you know of another company that makes these,>
Lyric Kinard
April 8, 2024 at 9:54 amI go to the hardware store and use very simple wooden molding, thin on the bottom and slightly rounded at the top. I cut it an inch less wide than the quilt, sand it, seal it, and insert two eye screws in the fat end. Use skinny but larger-eye screws so they fit over gallery hooks if you work with fine art exhibit venues.
Less than $10 per hanging slat.
Nancy
September 2, 2022 at 1:52 pmSo the top facing is actually the hanging sleeve? I’m just making sure I got it. I am trying to do a facing and a sleeve and you are the only one who has instructions for how to do both at once.
Thanks. (A YouTube would be terrific! Or if it is part of one of your classes, let me know.)
Donna Dowdney
April 25, 2022 at 3:01 pmHi Lyric,
How do I access the Picture It Framed workshop? Do you have other similar workshops?
— Donna
Abbey
August 24, 2019 at 12:28 amSo very beautiful! Abbey
Glorianne
August 14, 2019 at 7:39 pmAWESOME Lyric! Thank you for such a great tutorial. Your quilt is outstanding! Mahalo and Aloha! Glorianne Volcano, Hawaii
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