Mariah

Earlier in the Spring-Summer, I saw a picture of a quilt with the French Braid or the F.Braid by itself.
Can anyone supply me with directions and a picture of a french braid?
thanks, Mariah

emerald46

You can do a Search here for FB and all kinds of beautiful quilts will come up. There's probably a tutorial among them.

woody

There is this one I found

http://www.chickenladyquilts.com/files/frenchBraid.pdf

or this one

http://www.quiltbug.com/Free/table-topper.htm

Here are lots of pictures for inspiration :)

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...l12l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1280&bih=831&wrapid=tlif131323899938311&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

loves_2_quilt

Check this one out. I have made it and it is not hard.
http://www.quilterscache.com/B/BraidBlock.html

btiny36

You can also check out http://www.quiltville.com
or directly to it http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...d-borders.html

It's for a border, but it shows you how to do the french braid and there are ideas there also for a quilt

Also click on search and type in french braid and wow losts of pictures comes up

np3

It is really easy once you look at it!

marscrafter

I just finished a small french braid throw the other week, it is a lot easier to put together than it looks. Have fun with it, it's one of my new favorites.

Yarn or Fabric

There are also a few French braid books out there as well..
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...+quilt&x=0&y=0

French Braid Quilts: 14 Quick Quilts with Dramatic Results
http://www.amazon.com/French-Braid-Q...3318654&sr=8-1

French Braid Transformation: 12 Spectacular Strip-Pieced Quilts
http://www.amazon.com/French-Braid-T...3318654&sr=8-2


French Braid Obsession: New Ideas for the Imaginative Quilter
http://www.amazon.com/French-Braid-O...3318654&sr=8-3

susie-susie-susie

Just a word of warning--It is all bias and be very careful not to stretch the strips. It is very easy to do and then one strip is longer that the rest. Took a class and the instructor told us not to even hang on a design wall until the straight pieces are added. Otherwise easy to make and very pretty.
Sue