How do you quilt French Braids?
 

When I try to search for quilting ideas, all that I find are "how to make a braid" tutorials. I saw feathers type stitching, but I'm not that talented, yet.

Mine were done with a edge to edge meander. Or if you turn the quilt it can be done with up and down rows.

I haven't made a French Braid, but found this tutorial online. It looks like a lot of work, but also looks good.

bkay

This might provide a bit of inspiration even though it isn't specifically for a French braid. It does have lots of horizontal bars much like the braid:
Start at the 9:43 mark or so for the quilting part
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v39RAlkaLTo

also, a bit more inspiration for you here on youtube...maybe?
This too is Angela Walters- the Midnight Quilt Show. look at the log cabin video or the chevron, maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...outube+channel

more ideas here on youtube for strip type quilts
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...r+strip+quilts

here are some designs for borders that might work for your braid...pick one design for all the braid strips or mix several designs throughout?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=quilting+i...=v314-1&ia=web

more border design ideas on pinterest:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=free+print...ages&ia=images

this one looks like stitch in the ditch
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a5/4b...8a7175d87c.jpg

here is edge to edge from pinterest like lindaschipper suggeste....looks great
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/40...6653b86f14.jpg

or maybe just echo your seams?

sorry....got a bit carried away
:)

One of my very first quilts was a French Braid. Now worn out. I used a walking foot and zig zagged beside the seams vertically. It helped emphasize the pattern. My only regret was that I went about a 1/4" out from the seam. If I had gone 1/8 inch, I could have caught the seam allowances. If you decide to go this route, just be sure to not always go from top to bottom. Turn it around and go from bottom to top to prevent bowing.

Workings of an idle mind while waiting for them to show for lunch: what about a curved vine with leaves randomly placed on either side of the vine, top to bottom-FMQ.

I'll be making a French Braid for my own bed and haven't come up with any ideas yet as I'm also using some embroidered sections for the diamonds in the braid. I have one quilting pattern that is feathered cables I thought might work up to the diamond section but it's still up in the air for now as I haven't even started on my own quilt yet.