Hi quilters, can anyone tell me how to make a french braid quilt. My lqs didn't have a pattern. It looks difficult, but, I qnt to try it anyway. Thanks Nettie

Here is a link to the book I got:

http://www.amazon.com/French-Braid-Q...8594673&sr=1-2

Go to quilter's cache and look at the braid quilt pattern.
The difference is that as you piece, rather than overlapping the two pieces, you put a square at the end and the attach the next piece. There is a book of French Braid quilts available... but this seems pretty easy to figure out.... You might want the book/pattern if you don't want to figure out yardages, etc.

I can't fine free patterns for that either. I hope someone can. I'll be watching.

Here's a link to a free table runner using this technique.
http://www.quiltbug.com/Free/table-topper.htm

Here's a free pattern from Moda's site:
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_sultry.pdf

I am almost thru making one from this book:
http://www.amazon.com/French-Braid-Q.../dp/1571203265

It's very easy...don't let the spectacular results intimidate you!

I know I got mine for free off the internet - lemme do some searching...


FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!


http://clothworkstextiles.com/pdfs/p...ossomquilt.pdf


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here's the pic of the one I did with this exact pattern!

http://www.quiltville.com/pioneerbraidborder.shtml You could adapt this for an entire quilt

the pattern looks easy enough

In my on going quest to complete what I started and to thank all who jumped in to quide me, Thank you. But, guess what I found. I was rooting through magazines.. none leave this house, and I had two I had forgotten about in the little carry pack on the back of my walker. One of them was/is AQM display until August 6 th 2010. page 56. It's the patchwork braids and it has a template for the braid of which I have already cut out, identified and am going to pull fabrics tomorrow. It even has the web bous to make the coordinating pillow cases. I think between all of, we have a complete catalog of "the braid" much thanks and blessings,
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