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Have you ever put together a quilt, quilted it, and thought, I really don’t want to add binding to this one. It’s perfect just the way it is! That’s exactly how I felt about this quilt. I loved my border! The strips were perfect, and I didn’t want to add another line around the edge that would run in a different direction than the strips within the border, which is what traditional binding would do. That’s when it hit me! Kathy Mac, a fellow member of my quilt guild, uses facing instead of binding. Facing ...

Let's say you've pieced together a top using English Paper Piecing and you have all these angular shapes around the edges. How will you finish those edges? You could certainly trim them and use a straight binding. Or you could create a facing with more EPP shapes! Here's how...

1. Press your top well, especially around the edges. Remove all of the papers.

2. Quilt as desired. Don't stitch into the seam allowances around the outside edges.

3. Trim away the batting and backing a little bit smaller than the finished edge.

4. Create a ring ...