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My new french braid ... with a twist!

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Old 10-26-2015, 07:13 AM
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That's going to be gorgeous! Now I want to make one.
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Old 10-26-2015, 11:34 AM
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You are off to a good start.
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Old 10-26-2015, 02:00 PM
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Very nice. Can't wait to see your version
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Old 10-26-2015, 03:24 PM
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Don't you just love Pinterest!!!!
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Old 10-27-2015, 03:45 PM
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Love this, but not brave enough to try yet. Yours will be stunning and so worth the effort. Great job!
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Old 10-27-2015, 04:19 PM
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I downloaded this quilt also. Asked if anyone had the pattern and instructions. Haven't heard back yet
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Will be beautiful.
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Old 10-28-2015, 03:00 PM
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Gay - you were right - they weren't even! That was problem number 1 that I had to fix, and then problem number 2 was the oversized triangles! Once I got those done, the rest just fell into place!

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Janice Thompson - it was actually really easy! I did the squares in 2.5 x 2.5 inches and the braids themselves are 2.5 inches wide, and I cut them to 7.5 inches in length.

If you know how to do a french braid, then this is really a piece of cake!!!!

And if you don't know how to do a french braid, really - it's not hard at all ... just lots of cutting (I do it ALL before I even start to sew) and then lots of "little" sewing, ironing, sewing, ironing ... it does get a bit tedious with all the jumping up and down, so once you're comfortable with the pattern (usually after the 2nd block), I just started strip sewing everything together and then ironing a bunch, and then strip sewing again ... make sure you can do this uninterrupted tho!!!

Thanks for all the comments, I've had fun once I figured out exactly what I did wrong! The joys of designing your own pattern from a picture!
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Going to be a wonderful quilt!!
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ALL DONE (Well, except for the quilting!)

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