French Braid Quilts with a Twist New Variations for Vibrant Strip-Pieced Projects

by Miller, Jane Hardy

• ISBN13: 9781607058823
• ISBN10: 1607058820
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-08-01
• Publisher: C&T Publishing

Summary

French Braid lovers won't want to miss the latest evolution of Jane Hardy Miller's wildly popular design series. Quilters have been asking for more, and Jane delivers with a collection of 8 vivid new quilts that give the French Braid some bold and surprising twists. You'll want to try them all—from scrappy French Braids, to braids with variable widths and lengths, and much more. Easy strip piecing and clear instructions guarantee success for quilters of all levels. Collect all four of the best-selling French Braid quilt books.

Author Biography

In the decade since Jane Hardy Miller (www.frenchbraidquilts.com) first started designing French Braid quilts, she has written three best-selling books and introduced thousands of quilters to the dramatic (and astonishingly easy!) French Braid technique. She lives and teaches quilting in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

Contents [chapter title]
Dedication
Acknowledgments
What You Need to Know
Equipment
Fabric Selection
French Braid Construction
Piecing Basic Braids
Piecing Center-Out Braids
Adding Ending Triangles
Marking and Trimming
Separators
Non-Braid Columns
Borders
Invisible (From the Front) Machine/Machine Binding
Projects
Double-Accent French Braid
Variable-Length French Braid
Scrappy French Braid
Variable-Width French Braid
French Braid Stars
Crazy Braid
Parquet
Triplex
About the Author