How do you quilt French Braids?
#1
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.
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I haven't made a French Braid, but found this tutorial online. It looks like a lot of work, but also looks good.
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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
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
Last edited by 1CharmShort; Today at 06:32 AM.
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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.