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French Braid Obsession: New Ideas for the Imaginative Quilter Kindle Edition

by Jane Hardy Miller (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
New Ways to Indulge Your Passion for French Braid Quilts

• 8 all-new projects feature lots of spectacular new ways to French braid your quilts
• New shapes and sizes: wallhangings, table runners, multi-sided table toppers, and Christmas tree skirts
• New ways to use French braids: borders, variable-width and star-shapes, or with appliqué and variegated fabrics
• Spectacular new color palettes with big, bold prints

Take your French braid quilts in dramatic new directions with this sequel to the bestselling French Braid Quilts. You'll love the new shapes and sizes, new techniques, and bold new colors. You'll also love what hasn't changed-the fast strip piecing and crystal-clear instructions that have made French braid quilts a favorite style for thousands of quilters.
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    November 5, 2010
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005NHZ0RS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ C&T Publishing (November 5, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 5, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 11.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 68 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1607050919
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

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Jane Hardy Miller

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Jane Hardy Miller was born and raised in California, where she eventually attended college and law school. Her mother, a home economics teacher, taught her to sew by hand and machine, beginning at age five. Jane made her first quilt in 1968, and for the next ten years, she made about one per year, inventing techniques as she went along. She practiced law briefly in Hawaii and California before moving to Miami in 1979, where she married, had two children, and finally took a beginning quilting class. She has been working and teaching in a local quilt shop since 1987.

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Customers love the patterns in this quilting book, particularly the French braids and beautiful illustrations. Moreover, the instructions receive positive feedback, with customers appreciating the good tutorials on further techniques. Additionally, the book is full of projects, and customers praise its beautiful photos.

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20 customers mention "Pattern quality"20 positive0 negative

Customers love the patterns in the book, particularly the French braids and beautiful illustrations, with one customer noting it offers a great variation on the original design.

"What a great book! Full of projects and ideas to create wonderful quilts, table runners, tree skirts. Cannot wait to get started!..." Read more

"Great book, nice patterns and instructions. Great condition, price and shipping. Very happy with my purchase." Read more

"...when I was just learning to quilt and I was really fascinated by the french braid design...." Read more

"I love the patterns...." Read more

15 customers mention "Instructions"12 positive3 negative

Customers find the book's instructions helpful, with good tutorials on further techniques, and one customer mentions the diagrams along the way.

"...Cannot wait to get started! Easy to follow directions and great photos of finished projects...." Read more

"Great book, nice patterns and instructions. Great condition, price and shipping. Very happy with my purchase." Read more

"...This book gives you easy to follow steps on how to make several different styles of frenchbraids...." Read more

"...to back, using directions from other quilts, all in all pretty difficult to understand. The measuring, with these projects, is also an issue...." Read more

5 customers mention "Ideas"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's ideas and projects, with one mentioning it offers new concepts for imaginative quilters.

"What a great book! Full of projects and ideas to create wonderful quilts, table runners, tree skirts. Cannot wait to get started!..." Read more

"...great patterns and ideas." Read more

"Very nice book. Great ideas and beautiful photos. Instructions are well written." Read more

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4 customers mention "Photo quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the beautiful photos in the book.

"...Cannot wait to get started! Easy to follow directions and great photos of finished projects...." Read more

"...the book for a particular pattern, directions were clear, good photo quality. After reading the book there are a couple other patterns I might try." Read more

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  • SusanManke
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book! Full of projects and ideas to create ...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2016
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    What a great book! Full of projects and ideas to create wonderful quilts, table runners, tree skirts. Cannot wait to get started! Easy to follow directions and great photos of finished projects. Diagrams along the way to show you how to make these creations. If you can sew a straight line and use your rulers, you can create some wonderful works of art to gift to friends and family, or even better, keep for yourself! Bought the book for one project in mind, and when I thumbed through the pages, idea were flowing and I was mentally running through my fabric stash! Yes, I think I will be "French Braid Obsession" addicted by the time I get the first project done! Cannot wait!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars VERY NICE
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2022
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    Great book, nice patterns and instructions. Great condition, price and shipping. Very happy with my purchase.
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  • Marie Ravening
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good variation on original braid.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013
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    I liked the new ways of using the French braid. There was a lot more devoted to explanations than I thought necessary, especially if you have the first book.
    I certainly don't need instructions for three Christmas tree skirts, even if they are different sizes.
    I do like, (and the reason I bought the book) the idea of using larger areas of one fabric.
    I think the book will be useful to me.
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  • Kayla Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great quilting book!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016
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    I LOVE this quilting book!!! I bought this when I was just learning to quilt and I was really fascinated by the french braid design. This book gives you easy to follow steps on how to make several different styles of frenchbraids. It will even help you figure out how much fabric you need of each color to make the size you want!
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Private Consumer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Looked like new
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
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    Although this was a "used" book, it looked like new. Now marks or wrinkles. I recommend the seller, it arrived quicker than I anticipated. I am a very happy customer.
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  • H20 Dawn
    5.0 out of 5 stars french braid obsession book by Jane Hardy Miller
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2014
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    I love the patterns. As a new quilter I was a little disappointed when the instructions referred me back to the first French Braid book, which I had no idea I would need to make the quilt. the instructions are here and there in the book, so construction is interesting.
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  • sharona
    5.0 out of 5 stars French braid quilts
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
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    The instructions seem readable & clear, books in good shape as advertised. I am starting on my first French braid hilt today - looking forward to learning a new skill.
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  • quiltcrazy
    3.0 out of 5 stars Get your pen and paper ready
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2011
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    This book is filled with many beautiful patterns. I have enjoyed and hated working on a project from this book.
    The instructions have you flipping from front to back, using directions from other quilts, all in all pretty difficult to understand. The measuring, with these projects, is also an issue. There are no real, concrete, measurements. These are cut as you piece patterns, which is opposite of how I like to quilt. I like to cut then piece.
    I would highly recommend you make a practice quilt before cutting into your good fabrics. Being an experienced quilter, I found the language of this pattern to be challenging but once past that, I found the end product very gratifying. I suggest you take notes as you work your practice quilt then use those for your show project.
    Plan on reading the whole book before starting any pattern. This will help when you start your quilt.
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  • G. Sperring
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is a classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2024
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    This book is not recent but still a classic. It doesn’t date and projects in it are quite contemporary.
    I needed it to make a Christmas tree skirt. The explanations are excellent.and easy to follow.
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  • A. Mar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and I can't wait to try the patterns out
    Reviewed in Canada on March 29, 2015
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    Excellent and I can't wait to try the patterns out! Just need to stop buying books and make use of those I currently own!
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  • Allegra13
    5.0 out of 5 stars Klare Kaufempfehlung
    Reviewed in Germany on December 17, 2014
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    Wer Patchworken in der Flechtoptik liebt, sollte dieses Buch unbedingt in seiner Patchwork-Bibliothek haben. Sehr schöne Quilts mit tollen Farbkombinationen, die dazu anregen einen schönen Flechtquilt zu zaubern.
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  • Pam
    4.0 out of 5 stars Informative
    Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2013
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    The information is for an advanced quilt maker that understands all the terminology. this book has the details one needs for perfect quiltmaking.
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  • fabric junkie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Jane Hardy Miller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2012
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    This is the second book in the series and just as good as the first. Although the quilts in this book are more complex than in the first you are given instructions how to make a basic braid and someone with limited sewing experience could make a stunning quilt. The most difficult part is choosing the fabric and my tip is - do this in natural light and follow the author's instuctions and lay a braid out before you start to sew (avoiding distressing 'unsewing'!) As long as you can cut fabric straight and sew a straight line this book will help you to impressive results - the quilts are a lot easier to make than they look.

    One warning - they do become obsessive - i am now on my third and have fabric lined up for the 4th!
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