Thank you Dee! Quilting is so exacting, and with this I feel like you can enjoy the process without the stress of everything matching up. I think getting in there and sewing for practice and enjoyment is how we really learn.
I just found your channel and I love your Energy! I love houseplants,Especially Jade & other succulents. I enjoy baking as well. I’m a widow for 25+ years Blessed with 2 grown children. My son will be 33 in Sept & is happily married (Del Ray Beach, FLA) my daughter is in MA she’l be 30 (I live in MA too) we check in weekly I enjoy baking I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your plant tips
Oh Melissa, thank you so much!! I've been on the fence about whether to make any more plant or garden videos this summer. The garden is very different for me this year. I do appreciate you kind comments and I will have to work in something new. Thank you for a kind comment. Means so much!
Loved the tutorial. Amazed at some of the responses that I felt were rude and inappropriate. I wish I found this before I made my braided “king” size quilt. Trimming was the pits for me and I didn’t know anything about starting with the square. Thank you for spending your time making this tutorial. I appreciate you.
Thanks Linda!! I really appreciate it. Yeah, people seem to forget that it's FREE content for them and there are more than one way to do the same things. We all have different styles of teaching and sometimes it takes seeing the same idea presented a couple of ways for it to click. Your comment is very encouraging and something I really needed just now.
So excited to use this. Picked up some jelly rolls and was debating which pattern to use. Cannot wait to get started this is my first Jelly Roll quilt.
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I just received a jelly roll from eBay and I was looking for a new pattern. I tried your braid tutorial, and it’s so easy. It came out awesome, I love it. Thank you.
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So Beautiful! I am not new to sewing and in the ancient past I tried to create a quilt totally by hand. Then babies happened. I still work full time but now kids are grown I have more time to do learn new skills that allow me to create. Your French Braid Quilt Tutorial and your joy have inspired me! I now have a path for the first Jelly Roll that I purchased a few weeks ago. :-)
Hi Jamie!! This is a fun block to sew! When I get myself organized for the new year, I'll work on plenty of projects that use this block. There are many smaller projects you can do with quilting that don't require making full sized quilts. Thanks for sharing your story!
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I'm so happy you found this tutorial Cheri! While I am by no means an experienced quilter, I found this project and it has brought me so much joy. Creatively, it is such fun to put the panels together. And you can practice you 1/4" seams and pressing without the demand for perfection. Which I think is freeing.
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Oh gosh, Judy! I'm so happy it helped you! As I'm getting my sewing space set up in the new year, I'm 'm planning on doing projects that use this fun pattern, so I hope you will stick around for that!
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Oh gosh Bonnie!! Thank you so very much for saying that! I really do try to be clear in my instructions. I'm planning to film some new tutorials soon, so I hope you will enjoy those as well. Thanks for your lovely comment. I do appreciate it.
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Thank you so much Maeola! I sure do appreciate that! I'm a little slow and irregular on my uploads right now as my personal life has needed extra attention, but I hope to be back to regular work soon!
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Watched you today for the first time and must say I enjoyed your straight forward way of teaching. Will be watching your older vids. Have the same sewing machine that you have but also enjoy embroidery. Have a Viking and only did projects for my late wife and miss the ooha and awws when aproject is finished. Am in my late eighties and sew for my own enjoyment. Keep them coming and I'll keep watching.
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@@dr.christopherjohnson9803 Hello, I am in Sacramento. It's only 2 hours drive the most, from your place. My daughter was working in San Francisco a long time ago and I used to go there a lot. She went to Berkley also.
@@dr.christopherjohnson9803 I am safe here. My son is also living here. I also pray that the new year bring happiness and friendly atmosphere. May God bless with health, wealth and prosperity, Aameen
Thank you so much Sarah! I appreciate that! I wound up sewing these into a bag project, which I still need to show. I've been making a lot of things off camera this month.
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I love French braids and find them lots of fun to do. I have a ruler that you can cut the diagonal line on the strip. Saves a bunch of fabric. I also put a triangle on the bottom of the strip (like your 2 1/2" square) and sometimes at the top.
I used a binding ruler, cutting left and right at the same time. The section can be quite long with jr strips. I used partiat seams at the start, then after cutting the top straight, add the off-cuts onto the base. The sides being squares, works for chevrons, also with partial seams, but being cut at the 45° stops waste triangles from taking over. I am looking for a white to use between braids for a large quilt. Small town, can't pay on internet... fun.
I'm so happy to hear this Brookie! I definitely think this is the easiest place to start in terms of a quilt square, even though it looks quite complicated. You can practice your cutting and seaming and when you sew panels together, it's not critical they line up perfectly. I find this is something that you do that will not only be fun, you will learn and improve your sewing skill. Thanks for your lovely comment!
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Truthfully, Marlene, it's not the best way to press out in quilting. You don't want to stretch the fabric or the blocks. BUT>>>>>these were crappy, cheap strips in this jelly roll. I had to work on them extra to get them in place and straight. So be mindful of your fabrics as you work. I wish I had explained that better in the video.
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Thankyou for your tutorial😊. I made 9 of these, and plan on using them in a quilt. I used batik material, bright and colorful, and plan on using my braids on a black fabric for my quilt. It’s gonna be striking! Thanks again…AND also for making me feel better about all the thread that’s on my floor too! 😂
That's great!!!! I love this pattern and I actually need to make a couple of new projects using them. Oh yeah, as far as the thread on the floor goes...I give everything a good vacuum and it's good as new!
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I have not seen one of your videos before, I enjoyed it very much and have loved the braid look for some time but was not sure how to achieve one, Thank you very much. UK
You’re welcome 😊 Lovely to meet you Ann and I'm glad this was helpful! I wound up making these into another bag and I absolutely LOVE it. I need to go somewhere so I can use it! lol
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Yes Pattymac, ThankU for reminding me of this simple, fun & attractive piecing method - i had forgotten about it after discovering it years ago as a "fishtail." I will try to get right to it, again!
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I have the tool to make these. It saves a lot of fabric. I haven’ tried it yet because I am up to my ears in Christmas quilt making but I am sure I will get hooked on the braid.
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Thank you for the clear, thorough and well paced instruction! It was great that you explained that it will be much smaller when trimmed. New sexist don't always realize that. I've made these before without the square at the beginning and they can get "tweaked" without that to hold everything firm. You can strip piece these by doing two or more rows at a time, but that would be confusing for a beginner.
Thank you for the feedback Catherine! And thank you for noticing that this is designed specifically for brand new people. Quilting can be daunting to get right, and I think it can take the wind out of someone's sails to put so much emphasis on bias edges and strip piecing. I think it's preferable to get someone going and build that confidence and have fun with something first. You have to learn by doing, and if you are struggling from the start to get pieces cut right and have every seam perfect, it sucks the joy out of the making. I think precision can come with time. I'm working through the process of building beautiful HST units now, and it's definitely a process. If I had tried these when I first started I would be totally overwhelmed. But building up to them and making several small projects that incorporate the unit gives me confidence to sew them into a larger project. And even though my early projects are not perfect, I find I still love looking at them!
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Well thank you 😇 very much! I just found your channel and I will be watching all your tutorials, any thing quick is for me my brain goes for one thing to the next so I am just finishing up a 3yard quilt and now I have something new to do with all the leftovers thank yo 😍😇
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Well after my last comment to you I finished several French braid sections and completed a lined market bag for myself! So happy with how it turned out and have received several compliments on it already! : )) Thank you again for such a well instructed tutorial! : )
Hey that's GREAT NEWS Diane!! I'm so happy to hear of your great success. I use my bags all the time, and I really should show them as a project on the channel.
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Hi Debbie, I linked to the video where I show my bag and that links to the video I followed. It's from Midnight Quilt Show. The links are in the description. I hope that helps!
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Patty, I just love your video on the braid. May I suggest that you can use a foundation fabric and then you don't have to cut your strips (6") until after you sew the braid. This gives you something to baste those bias edges to (side seams won't stretch) and leaving tips of fabric on the strips for possible future use (frugal). Keep up the good work. Sincerely, Ms Karin
Thanks Ms. Karin! I will look up that technique! I had only seen this done in the bag video I mentioned so it was a matter of compiling other video tutorials I could find into this one. Do you have a video or blog post to point me in the right direction? Sometimes the best information is buried and impossible to find with out a reference.
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You're welcome Erica! It's a fun and easy way to use scrappy left overs. I've made them into panels for bags, I'm working on a wall hanging and I have an upcoming pillow idea to share.
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@@brendawellnitz6150 Gosh Brenda, I don't know, really. I don't make full sized quilts. I would think 12 x 24 blocks would be a better scale on a project of that size than what I typically make. I make small projects and mini quilts so my blocks are generally not too large OR the one block is my whole project.
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I have not, but I made these braids into a large tote bag. I use it constantly and it's held up so well. I'm going to make a new one from the beautiful jelly roll I showed in the community post page. Next month at this point.
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I love this, I just started quilting, this pattern looks so hard but this tutorial makes it easy. I would love to see you put finished quilted squares together. I've only been doing baby blankets and table runners. I did get the new patchwork machine for Christmas. Thank you
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YES!!! It's a fun panel to make!! You can make series of them, stitch the panel together and make all kinds of projects. I made a tote bag that I absolutely love with this pattern.
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Thank you so much for such a well shown and explained tutorial!!!! :D This is the best one I've come across that shows exactly how to put this together! I just finished the first braid and on to the next. TY :D
Oh yes indeed, so beautiful, thank you for sharing with us this lovely way to apply in so many projects, did subscribe of course and a big thumbs up. Kind regards
When making garments you backstitch at beginning and end. When quilting you do not backstitch at either end because they will be joined with another 1/4 inch seam.
Thanks Rainy! I backstitch mostly out of habit, and if I'm not chain piecing. If I sew using tabs then I go just sew straight through, but for my braids I use the backstitch.
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If you add one more strip to the top then you can use that cut off top as the bottom for the next section. I’ve also sewn them all in one long braid and then just cut the length of sections that I need
That's a GREAT suggestion!! Thank you! I pieced together several videos to figure out how I liked making these, and I have not seen your input anywhere! My next go around with braids, I will that. I was thinking that adding a square to the top as well as the bottom would also be a way to get more out of the panel. Thank you!
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I would love to see a tutorial on putting the bag together. I had to stop making large quilted products due to a neurological problem, but I think I could complete this project!
I have considered making a bag tutorial, but bags like this are so many steps. It's a lot to film and explain so I haven't done it. I would like to share other smaller, simpler bags, and I do plan to do that sooner than something large like this. The bag like this one is not difficult, but it's a lot to film and I''m not sure how many views it would actually get. You might consider a Craftsy membership to try out bags and other small projects there. And and also, I do primarily small quilting projects in the form of pillows and wall hangings or baby sized quilts, so that might be more manageable for you. I hope that helps!
@@PattymacMakes Thanks. Could you just tell me how many of the strips you used, front, back, bottom, sides?? I have made many bags before I lost my fine motor skills So, I may be able to figure it out myself with a little help. Thanks!
@@carolleepoulis9879 Oh Carol! That's so hard! I. made 3 panels on each side. And a border along the top and long straps. I didn't use a pattern. I just made the outside panels using 3 braids, sewed on the top strip and then quilted. Trimmed it square, cut inside pieces using the outside panels for size and put it all together. I did a pretty big boxed bottom. I did not use a pattern. I just put it together. That's why I haven't done a video. I would have to give people measurements and specifics and it's so many pieces. The bag video is still on the Midnight Quilt Show channel that I worked from. But I interfaced and used fusible quilt batting on the outside panels for more structure. I hope that helps!
Thank you for the feedback Shane! I'm so happy the tutorials made sense! And YES!! You can use the panels any way you like. I have a wall hanging project that uses this block pattern coming up as well as smaller projects. So I do hope you will stick around for those!
@@PattymacMakes I will I have learned so much from you and continue to learn you make it so easy! I appreciate you. Can’t wait to try it out and look forward to the coming videos 😊
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Just a suggestion....thank you for clipping the short threads but for speed of progressing the video, you could clip all the threads off camera. You are awesome and I appreciate your videos, so informative!
Thanks Lynn! Someone else liking seeing the threads clipped....so it's impossible to make one video that makes everyone happy. However, I do appreciate your feedback. I did think it was important for people see using thread snips to keep the ends clean as you go. I do appreciate your comment, though.
You explained so nice and slow for us beginners to understand. My question is the bag lined and what about handles? Would really like to start making Christmas gifts.
Debbie, the bag I made is linked in the description and on that video it links to the tutorial I followed. I have since remade that bag and made a few changes, but you can see the tutorial by clicking through and looking at the bag I made prior to filming this. I wound up using these braids in the second bag, and made some upgrades to that one as well. I hope that helps!
I was looking for an easy pattern to teach my niece how to quilt and I came across your braid tutorial. Great video and so easy to understand for a beginner. I was just wondering what size is the square you started with. Would the square size change if you used a longer length jelly roll strip. Thanks, Maria
Hi Maria! I used a 2.5" square at the bottom of my braid. if you cut longer strips for your braid, yes the bottom piece will need to be larger. And it will eventually turn into a triangle shape. I would start with this since it has measurements and uses the width of the quilting ruler to trim down. Keep your first projects and blocks easy. Otherwise it's easy to get discouraged. I hope that helps.
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Keep going for a border. Watch those biased edges. Can you use the offcuts to start a new braid, since you first square becomes a triangle once it’s trimmed? And those last top pieces, are they a 6” piece minus a starting triangle? Perhaps we can economise here. Ooh this looks very pretty. Thank you
I love this easy pattern so much. I think sewing the cuts would be awfully fiddly since they are such small bits, but you could certainly try it. I get so little time to sew and make projects that I allow myself the space to make and enjoy it and don't worry too much with scraps. I don't save any scraps though I know a lot of people do. I don't have space for it, so I toss the scraps once I've completed my project. I'm not the thriftiest maker out there. But you should do whatever works for you! And if you can figure out a way to reuse the scraps, I think that's great!
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Thanks for the great tutorial- I’ve only made a few quilts and wasn’t going to do anymore but you’ve inspired me! I love the bag! Do you have a video on the bag, as well?
OH Laura! I'm so happy to hear this! I think making smaller projects is the way to really stay motivated. Once all the blocks are assembled, a quilt can get pretty tedious. I just finished one, and while I LOVE it, it took me so long to finish it. I do not have a video on this bag, but I linked to the one I used in this video ua-cam.com/video/MWMR8BcHXM0/v-deo.html I have since made another one, and I think it's a better project. I may make a video showing my version sometime in the fall. I also made a little patchwork zippered bag as a companion to go inside the bag. Thanks for your comment and I do hope you will make some of these. I think they are super fun.
Pattymac Makes yes, your right, I took a couple quilt classes and they went out of business and I had only the top portion finished, I had no clue, on putting the rest of it together. Thankfully for UA-cam I was able to finish it. I thought, I’m never going to take a big piece of material and cut it all up, then sew it together! Lol. I then did an eight inch square quilt, for my Son (breaks my heart, to see his dog enjoying it) if he only knew. But your absolutely right, smaller projects will keep my interest! Thanks for the link! I’m your new subscriber! 😀
@@lauralynneh It really is a form of insanity, isn't it? LOL!! I made mine largely using precuts in the form of 5" squares and I thought "How hard can this be?" Well, two weeks later, I'm finally finishing it. It's only a twin sized project, because I can't fathom putting anything any bigger than that together on my own. It's for me to use as a cover up when I get to have an afternoon nap, and it will live on the end of my bed. I'm going to do a coordinating pillow, and I think I'll make that as a video for the channel. And I will make a couple of smaller quilts for wall hangings and stuff like that. At least the doggy has good taste. But oy, I can imagine how that must feel. People really do not have clue. Which is why I don't make anything for anyone else. HA HA!!!
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You could use them in just about anything. I have sewn mine into tote bags that I use all the time, and I constantly get compliments. I really should do a video on how to use them in projects, though.
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Thank u for the sq to start tip.
You're welcome!
Hello 👋 friend how are you doing today how's your day going over there I just hope you're having a good day..🏵️🏵️
I love your casual style. Quilting should be enjoyable.
Thank you Dee! Quilting is so exacting, and with this I feel like you can enjoy the process without the stress of everything matching up. I think getting in there and sewing for practice and enjoyment is how we really learn.
I just found your channel and I love your Energy! I love houseplants,Especially Jade & other succulents. I enjoy baking as well. I’m a widow for 25+ years Blessed with 2 grown children. My son will be 33 in Sept & is happily married (Del Ray Beach, FLA) my daughter is in MA she’l be 30 (I live in MA too) we check in weekly I enjoy baking I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your plant tips
Oh Melissa, thank you so much!! I've been on the fence about whether to make any more plant or garden videos this summer. The garden is very different for me this year. I do appreciate you kind comments and I will have to work in something new. Thank you for a kind comment. Means so much!
Loved the tutorial. Amazed at some of the responses that I felt were rude and inappropriate. I wish I found this before I made my braided “king” size quilt. Trimming was the pits for me and I didn’t know anything about starting with the square. Thank you for spending your time making this tutorial. I appreciate you.
Thanks Linda!! I really appreciate it. Yeah, people seem to forget that it's FREE content for them and there are more than one way to do the same things. We all have different styles of teaching and sometimes it takes seeing the same idea presented a couple of ways for it to click. Your comment is very encouraging and something I really needed just now.
Hello 👋 Linda.. how are you doing today how's your day going over there I just hope you're having a good day..
So excited to use this. Picked up some jelly rolls and was debating which pattern to use. Cannot wait to get started this is my first Jelly Roll quilt.
I hope you enjoy making this pattern as much as I do!!
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I just received a jelly roll from eBay and I was looking for a new pattern. I tried your braid tutorial, and it’s so easy. It came out awesome, I love it. Thank you.
Oh I'm so glad!! I am working on a wall hanging for after Christmas that uses this fun pattern so stay tuned! I love making them!
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So Beautiful! I am not new to sewing and in the ancient past I tried to create a quilt totally by hand. Then babies happened. I still work full time but now kids are grown I have more time to do learn new skills that allow me to create. Your French Braid Quilt Tutorial and your joy have inspired me! I now have a path for the first Jelly Roll that I purchased a few weeks ago. :-)
Hi Jamie!! This is a fun block to sew! When I get myself organized for the new year, I'll work on plenty of projects that use this block. There are many smaller projects you can do with quilting that don't require making full sized quilts. Thanks for sharing your story!
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I have been looking for easy projects so that I may re-wet my quilting feet and believe me I am only a beginner. Thank you for the idea.
I'm so happy you found this tutorial Cheri! While I am by no means an experienced quilter, I found this project and it has brought me so much joy. Creatively, it is such fun to put the panels together. And you can practice you 1/4" seams and pressing without the demand for perfection. Which I think is freeing.
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Thank you for showing this video for beginners and I love it really.
Thanks for watching Jean! I hope you try it out!
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I teach myself alot of blocks but could not figure the braid out, especially getting started. Thanks to you, I do now.
Oh gosh, Judy! I'm so happy it helped you! As I'm getting my sewing space set up in the new year, I'm 'm planning on doing projects that use this fun pattern, so I hope you will stick around for that!
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I’ve always loved the French braid quilts. Your instructions make it so easy to understand - even for a dyslexic (that’d be me)! Thank you.
Oh gosh Bonnie!! Thank you so very much for saying that! I really do try to be clear in my instructions. I'm planning to film some new tutorials soon, so I hope you will enjoy those as well. Thanks for your lovely comment. I do appreciate it.
Hello how are you doing
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Patty, I would just like to say you are so delightful. I love watching your videos. They are very uplifting. God Bless and keep on youtubing.
Thank you so much Maeola! I sure do appreciate that! I'm a little slow and irregular on my uploads right now as my personal life has needed extra attention, but I hope to be back to regular work soon!
I’ve seen this pattern, and now you have de-mystified it!! Thanks so much for. Your tutorial!!
I'm really happy it explained it for you!! I love this pattern! It's fun to make and sew into other projects. I hope you will try it.
💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it. 😘❤️🤣
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Watched you today for the first time and must say I enjoyed your straight forward way of teaching. Will be watching your older vids. Have the same sewing machine that you have but also enjoy embroidery. Have a Viking and only did projects for my late wife and miss the ooha and awws when aproject is finished. Am in my late eighties and sew for my own enjoyment. Keep them coming and I'll keep watching.
Thank you John! Will be very nice to have you along!
Thank you so much for explaining how to do braided quilts. It becomes so easy after your video! I loved it!
I'm really happy to hear that!! I love these and need to share some projects with you all soon that use them.
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@@dr.christopherjohnson9803 Hello, I am in Sacramento. It's only 2 hours drive the most, from your place. My daughter was working in San Francisco a long time ago and I used to go there a lot. She went to Berkley also.
@@dr.christopherjohnson9803 I am safe here. My son is also living here. I also pray that the new year bring happiness and friendly atmosphere. May God bless with health, wealth and prosperity, Aameen
@@anjumsiddiqi3033 Hi Anjum, it's my pleasure to meet you here, and am very happy. Really, wow you mean you're also from California, that's awesome
I have that same jelly roll! I made it into a fence rail star quilt. I wish I'd seen this video first. This is a great tutorial.
Thank you so much Sarah! I appreciate that! I wound up sewing these into a bag project, which I still need to show. I've been making a lot of things off camera this month.
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I love French braids and find them lots of fun to do. I have a ruler that you can cut the diagonal line on the strip. Saves a bunch of fabric. I also put a triangle on the bottom of the strip (like your 2 1/2" square) and sometimes at the top.
Thanks for that helpful tips Fran! They really do make for a fun project.
What make is your ruler please
@@marlenesmithies7234 it is càlled a braid template designed by Kate Colleran. Website is seamslikeadream.com
@@marlenesmithies7234 it's 6" wide by 24" long. I got it in Joann Fabrics with a coupon.
I used a binding ruler, cutting left and right at the same time. The section can be quite long with jr strips. I used partiat seams at the start, then after cutting the top straight, add the off-cuts onto the base. The sides being squares, works for chevrons, also with partial seams, but being cut at the 45° stops waste triangles from taking over. I am looking for a white to use between braids for a large quilt. Small town, can't pay on internet... fun.
I am very new to sewing and quilting and this made it VERY easy to understand! Thank you!
I'm so happy to hear this Brookie! I definitely think this is the easiest place to start in terms of a quilt square, even though it looks quite complicated. You can practice your cutting and seaming and when you sew panels together, it's not critical they line up perfectly. I find this is something that you do that will not only be fun, you will learn and improve your sewing skill. Thanks for your lovely comment!
Hi how are you doing my friend
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I love the way you pressed those strips. It will now be my way!!
Truthfully, Marlene, it's not the best way to press out in quilting. You don't want to stretch the fabric or the blocks. BUT>>>>>these were crappy, cheap strips in this jelly roll. I had to work on them extra to get them in place and straight. So be mindful of your fabrics as you work. I wish I had explained that better in the video.
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I think you explain things very well for beginners great job
Thank you!! I do try to focus on super beginners in my tutorials for sure. They are a little lengthy but I think people need the extra instructions.
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Thank you so much for clipping all those threads. Makes me crazy to see all these threads hanging
lol!! This pattern does create a LOT of thread tails for sure.
You have explained so clearly and in detail.
I''m glad it is understandable!
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Thankyou for your tutorial😊. I made 9 of these, and plan on using them in a quilt. I used batik material, bright and colorful, and plan on using my braids on a black fabric for my quilt. It’s gonna be striking! Thanks again…AND also for making me feel better about all the thread that’s on my floor too! 😂
That's great!!!! I love this pattern and I actually need to make a couple of new projects using them. Oh yeah, as far as the thread on the floor goes...I give everything a good vacuum and it's good as new!
I'm so glad i caught this video because I have a jelly roll and wasn't sure on what to make. Yay!!! Thank you:-)
Oh my goshI I love making these!! I have a couple of tote bags I've made using this pattern. They look so good!
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Cool, look at all the extras!! yummy crumb quilt from the left overs you trimmed.
It does make quite a lot of scraps!!!
I have not seen one of your videos before, I enjoyed it very much and have loved the braid look for some time but was not sure how to achieve one, Thank you very much. UK
You’re welcome 😊 Lovely to meet you Ann and I'm glad this was helpful! I wound up making these into another bag and I absolutely LOVE it. I need to go somewhere so I can use it! lol
Hello Ann
That was a fabulous tutorial! Thank you!! I now understand how to sew a braided quilt. I like the idea for placemats. Blessings 💕
Thank you Kitty! I do think it's a fun unit to make
Hi kitty
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Yes Pattymac, ThankU for reminding me of this simple, fun & attractive piecing method - i had forgotten about it after discovering it years ago as a "fishtail." I will try to get right to it, again!
You're welcome!! I love this pattern!
@@PattymacMakes So next step would be to make something with all of the triangles?!?
@@awertz1271 If you sew a panel of 3 together, it's a great size for a tote bag. Put a 2.5" strip across the top and box the bottom!
This is a lovely scrap busting project. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Thanks for your lovely comment.
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I have the tool to make these. It saves a lot of fabric. I haven’ tried it yet because I am up to my ears in Christmas quilt making but I am sure I will get hooked on the braid.
Oh my goodness! I didn't know there was a tool to make these! I'll have to look that up. Thanks for the tip.
Hi
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Thank you for a great tutorial.👍
You're welcome! Thanks for leaving a kind comment. I really do appreciate it.
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I absolutely love this tutorial.and am happy I found it. Thank you!
Oh Dorothy! Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. This is a fun block and it's so freeing.
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Had no idea how to make braid quilt until I saw your video. Very informative. Loved it. Am making one now. Thank You
That's so excited James!! I am working on a project that uses the block in a mini quilt, so please stay tuned for that one!
Merci pour ce tuto très bien expliqué 🤩
De rien! Merci d’avoir regardé. (I used google translate, so I hope that is correct)
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Great simple and beautiful!!!
Thank you! 😊
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I love your lessons
Thank you!!
Thank you for the clear, thorough and well paced instruction! It was great that you explained that it will be much smaller when trimmed. New sexist don't always realize that. I've made these before without the square at the beginning and they can get "tweaked" without that to hold everything firm. You can strip piece these by doing two or more rows at a time, but that would be confusing for a beginner.
Thank you for the feedback Catherine! And thank you for noticing that this is designed specifically for brand new people. Quilting can be daunting to get right, and I think it can take the wind out of someone's sails to put so much emphasis on bias edges and strip piecing. I think it's preferable to get someone going and build that confidence and have fun with something first. You have to learn by doing, and if you are struggling from the start to get pieces cut right and have every seam perfect, it sucks the joy out of the making. I think precision can come with time. I'm working through the process of building beautiful HST units now, and it's definitely a process. If I had tried these when I first started I would be totally overwhelmed. But building up to them and making several small projects that incorporate the unit gives me confidence to sew them into a larger project. And even though my early projects are not perfect, I find I still love looking at them!
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Just a heads up on the rotary cutter if you are considering a purchase...there are models that self-close, making them much safer to use!
Thank you so much for that suggestion! I will have to look for them. That would be quite helpful.
💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
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Great video and instructions! I like your style of teaching. We all appreciate you taking the time to make this video. Thank you!
Thank you so much LaRae! I really do appreciate such a kind comment. I do my best to provide clean instructions when ever I make a tutorial.
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Well thank you 😇 very much! I just found your channel and I will be watching all your tutorials, any thing quick is for me my brain goes for one thing to the next so I am just finishing up a 3yard quilt and now I have something new to do with all the leftovers thank yo 😍😇
That's great Neva! I love making items with this pattern and I will have projects that incorporate this fun design coming up soon.
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Sweet - I have wanted to design a braid quilt for my daughter but could Not figure out hiw to stitch the blocks - Thank you!👏🥰
I'm glad it helped! They are really fun!
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Well after my last comment to you I finished several French braid sections and completed a lined market bag for myself! So happy with how it turned out and have received several compliments on it already! : )) Thank you again for such a well instructed tutorial! : )
Hey that's GREAT NEWS Diane!! I'm so happy to hear of your great success. I use my bags all the time, and I really should show them as a project on the channel.
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Thank you so much for sharing.
You're welcome! I hope you will try it.
Yours video is very good , and detailed and you are a good person also.
Thank you so much 🙂
Thank you, loved the slowness of your video.
Thank you Kerry. I try to be thorough. I'm so glad you found it helpful.
I love your ironing board cover
Thank you! It was fun find in Joann. I do love vintage!
Hi Linda
Thanks, really helped me make a bag yesterday.
I'm so happy to hear this!! You made my whole week Denys! Thank you for taking the time to share that with me.
So glad I’ve found your Chanel your an excellent teacher and so organised! Thanks for taking the time to show the beautiful braid 🦋
Thank you for such a kind comment Janet. I surely do appreciate it, and I'm planning more fun projects to come soon.
Hello Janet
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A definite to do!
I love this fun to make pattern!
Very good instruction. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Thank you PJ!! I do hope you will give them a try! It's a fun panel to sew!
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Thanks for sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello 👋 Diane how are you doing today how's your day going over there I just hope you're having a good day..
Beginner quilter here, would like to see the video of how you made the bag using the braids you made.
Hi Debbie, I linked to the video where I show my bag and that links to the video I followed. It's from Midnight Quilt Show. The links are in the description. I hope that helps!
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Thank you for your video. I will try it.
I"m really glad Karen! I love make this block. It looks so intricate, but it's actually pretty simple to put together.
Patty, I just love your video on the braid. May I suggest that you can use a foundation fabric and then you don't have to cut your strips (6") until after you sew the braid. This gives you something to baste those bias edges to (side seams won't stretch) and leaving tips of fabric on the strips for possible future use (frugal). Keep up the good work. Sincerely, Ms Karin
Thanks Ms. Karin! I will look up that technique! I had only seen this done in the bag video I mentioned so it was a matter of compiling other video tutorials I could find into this one. Do you have a video or blog post to point me in the right direction? Sometimes the best information is buried and impossible to find with out a reference.
No, I don't remember where I learned the technique but it was at least 25years ago. Paper pieced patterns in a class was probably the genesis.
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Thanks for this idea, Patty! I have lots of strips leftover from a bouillabaisse quilt I made years ago and this would be a fun way to use them up!
You're welcome Erica! It's a fun and easy way to use scrappy left overs. I've made them into panels for bags, I'm working on a wall hanging and I have an upcoming pillow idea to share.
Hello Erica
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Ty so very much. I was so stumped by this your are great. Thanks again
I'm so happy it was helpful. I'm taking a little break from making videos right now while I straighten out my personal life, but I'll be back soon!
Thank you for the great tips, the bag looks great and the technique is calling to me to try.
It's a fun unit to make! You can enjoy the process and get in practice with 1/4" seams and working with small pieces.
Hello how are you doing
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OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!! I love this Patty!! Thank you !
I'm so glad!! It is a really fun block!
@@PattymacMakes XO I love simple things as well!
@@sharonlatour6230 Life is already complicated enough!! I want my crafts to be enjoyable. I'm glad you like it.
Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
I think i will try this one
It's a good one Brenda! I'm working on a mini quilt with this pattern to go up in a couple of weeks!
how big would you make the blocks for a queen size
@@brendawellnitz6150 Gosh Brenda, I don't know, really. I don't make full sized quilts. I would think 12 x 24 blocks would be a better scale on a project of that size than what I typically make. I make small projects and mini quilts so my blocks are generally not too large OR the one block is my whole project.
@@PattymacMakes Thank you so much
@@brendawellnitz6150 You're welcome Brenda!
Just love this! Can't wait to see your projects!
Thank you Ann!
💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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So nice.
I'll try this.
I hope you enjoy!
Love this video...thanks...
Thank you so much!! I do hope you'll try sewing them. It's really fun
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beautiful patchwork
Thank you!
I can‘t wait to try this!
I think it's such a fun way to play with fabrics!
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Your delivery is great...brava...
Thank you!
This is so pretty!!! Have you ever made a large quilt out of them?
I have not, but I made these braids into a large tote bag. I use it constantly and it's held up so well. I'm going to make a new one from the beautiful jelly roll I showed in the community post page. Next month at this point.
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Cant wait to try this! Thanks so much!
You're welcome Maureen! It's such a fun project!
Hello Maureen
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Finally makes sense to me!! Thxxx.
I'm so happy to hear it! I hope you are inspired to make a few!
Thanks for explaning so well.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you .
You are welcome!
You are so calm and sweet. I love your videos. Thank you for sharing this, I am going to try it.
Thank you Abigail!! I think it's a fun project!!
Hi Abigail
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Thank you for your video. Very helpful.
You're welcome Shirley! Thank you for your comment.
Hello how are you doing my friend
I am Definately going to try this! Thank you so much for the tutorial ❤
You're welcome! I think it's a fun first quilt type project!
I love this, I just started quilting, this pattern looks so hard but this tutorial makes it easy. I would love to see you put finished quilted squares together. I've only been doing baby blankets and table runners. I did get the new patchwork machine for Christmas. Thank you
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That was really nice. I love it !
Thank you Carol!! It is a fun project to sew!
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Thank you for the tutorial! I want to make one of them.
YES!!! It's a fun panel to make!! You can make series of them, stitch the panel together and make all kinds of projects. I made a tote bag that I absolutely love with this pattern.
Hello how are you
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Love this!
Thanks! I hope you will try it!
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This looks super cute thanks so much ....cant wait to see what your other ideals .....God Bless
Thank you!
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Thank you so much for such a well shown and explained tutorial!!!! :D This is the best one I've come across that shows exactly how to put this together! I just finished the first braid and on to the next. TY :D
Thank you Diane!! I'm so happy you were able to make your own block using the tutorial!
Hello 👋 Diane how are you doing today how's your day going over there I just hope you're having a good day..
just found your channel it is great thank you
Thank you Terri! I really appreciate that!
Oh yes indeed, so beautiful, thank you for sharing with us this lovely way to apply in so many projects, did subscribe of course and a big thumbs up. Kind regards
Thank you! I love that pattern!
Thank you so much love your patten
Thanks for watching! I hope you will try it!
When making garments you backstitch at beginning and end. When quilting you do not backstitch at either end because they will be joined with another 1/4 inch seam.
Thanks Rainy! I backstitch mostly out of habit, and if I'm not chain piecing. If I sew using tabs then I go just sew straight through, but for my braids I use the backstitch.
I'd feel better backstitching, it seems it would make it more secure. Just saying.
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If you add one more strip to the top then you can use that cut off top as the bottom for the next section. I’ve also sewn them all in one long braid and then just cut the length of sections that I need
That's a GREAT suggestion!! Thank you! I pieced together several videos to figure out how I liked making these, and I have not seen your input anywhere! My next go around with braids, I will that. I was thinking that adding a square to the top as well as the bottom would also be a way to get more out of the panel. Thank you!
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Pretty
It's a really fun block!
I'm taking a break from making masks and this sounds like something I can do!
This is a lot more enjoyable than making masks! You can sew your custom fabric into whatever projects you desire!
Oh wow, cut the maximum width. No waste.
I wanted it 6" panels. And that was easy for me to manage and keep even.
I would love to see a tutorial on putting the bag together. I had to stop making large quilted products due to a neurological problem, but I think I could complete this project!
I have considered making a bag tutorial, but bags like this are so many steps. It's a lot to film and explain so I haven't done it. I would like to share other smaller, simpler bags, and I do plan to do that sooner than something large like this. The bag like this one is not difficult, but it's a lot to film and I''m not sure how many views it would actually get. You might consider a Craftsy membership to try out bags and other small projects there. And and also, I do primarily small quilting projects in the form of pillows and wall hangings or baby sized quilts, so that might be more manageable for you. I hope that helps!
@@PattymacMakes Thanks. Could you just tell me how many of the strips you used, front, back, bottom, sides?? I have made many bags before I lost my fine motor skills
So, I may be able to figure it out myself with a little help. Thanks!
@@carolleepoulis9879 Oh Carol! That's so hard! I. made 3 panels on each side. And a border along the top and long straps. I didn't use a pattern. I just made the outside panels using 3 braids, sewed on the top strip and then quilted. Trimmed it square, cut inside pieces using the outside panels for size and put it all together. I did a pretty big boxed bottom. I did not use a pattern. I just put it together. That's why I haven't done a video. I would have to give people measurements and specifics and it's so many pieces. The bag video is still on the Midnight Quilt Show channel that I worked from. But I interfaced and used fusible quilt batting on the outside panels for more structure. I hope that helps!
@@PattymacMakes Thanks, that is what I needed to know. I appreciate you and your videos!
@@carolleepoulis9879 I do hope that helps! Email me or message me if I can help Carol!
Love this, I´m going to try it son as my machine will be fixed….regards from Spain
It's fun and the lowest stress quilting style project I've ever made! Thank you!
very nice
Thank you Lynette! I love sewing this quilt pattern.
Could I add this to a panel for a quilt? Turn on its edge? I love all of your videos you make things so easy to understand thank you!
Thank you for the feedback Shane! I'm so happy the tutorials made sense! And YES!! You can use the panels any way you like. I have a wall hanging project that uses this block pattern coming up as well as smaller projects. So I do hope you will stick around for those!
@@PattymacMakes I will I have learned so much from you and continue to learn you make it so easy! I appreciate you. Can’t wait to try it out and look forward to the coming videos 😊
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New Subscriber!! Loved the video.😊❤️
Thank you so much Sandy!! I've been on a little break while getting my real life in order, but I'm planning to start back to the channel agian soon!
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Nice idea
Thank you! Cheers!
Hello how are you
A new subscriber to your channel. Thanks for ar sharing a great tutorial.
Thank you! And you're welcome!!
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Just a suggestion....thank you for clipping the short threads but for speed of progressing the video, you could clip all the threads off camera. You are awesome and I appreciate your videos, so informative!
Thanks Lynn! Someone else liking seeing the threads clipped....so it's impossible to make one video that makes everyone happy. However, I do appreciate your feedback. I did think it was important for people see using thread snips to keep the ends clean as you go. I do appreciate your comment, though.
You explained so nice and slow for us beginners to understand. My question is the bag lined and what about handles? Would really like to start making Christmas gifts.
Debbie, the bag I made is linked in the description and on that video it links to the tutorial I followed. I have since remade that bag and made a few changes, but you can see the tutorial by clicking through and looking at the bag I made prior to filming this. I wound up using these braids in the second bag, and made some upgrades to that one as well. I hope that helps!
I was looking for an easy pattern to teach my niece how to quilt and I came across your braid tutorial. Great video and so easy to understand for a beginner. I was just wondering what size is the square you started with. Would the square size change if you used a longer length jelly roll strip. Thanks, Maria
Hi Maria! I used a 2.5" square at the bottom of my braid. if you cut longer strips for your braid, yes the bottom piece will need to be larger. And it will eventually turn into a triangle shape. I would start with this since it has measurements and uses the width of the quilting ruler to trim down. Keep your first projects and blocks easy. Otherwise it's easy to get discouraged. I hope that helps.
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Keep going for a border. Watch those biased edges. Can you use the offcuts to start a new braid, since you first square becomes a triangle once it’s trimmed? And those last top pieces, are they a 6” piece minus a starting triangle? Perhaps we can economise here. Ooh this looks very pretty. Thank you
I love this easy pattern so much. I think sewing the cuts would be awfully fiddly since they are such small bits, but you could certainly try it. I get so little time to sew and make projects that I allow myself the space to make and enjoy it and don't worry too much with scraps. I don't save any scraps though I know a lot of people do. I don't have space for it, so I toss the scraps once I've completed my project. I'm not the thriftiest maker out there. But you should do whatever works for you! And if you can figure out a way to reuse the scraps, I think that's great!
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Thanks for the great tutorial- I’ve only made a few quilts and wasn’t going to do anymore but you’ve inspired me! I love the bag! Do you have a video on the bag, as well?
OH Laura! I'm so happy to hear this! I think making smaller projects is the way to really stay motivated. Once all the blocks are assembled, a quilt can get pretty tedious. I just finished one, and while I LOVE it, it took me so long to finish it. I do not have a video on this bag, but I linked to the one I used in this video ua-cam.com/video/MWMR8BcHXM0/v-deo.html I have since made another one, and I think it's a better project. I may make a video showing my version sometime in the fall. I also made a little patchwork zippered bag as a companion to go inside the bag. Thanks for your comment and I do hope you will make some of these. I think they are super fun.
Pattymac Makes yes, your right, I took a couple quilt classes and they went out of business and I had only the top portion finished, I had no clue, on putting the rest of it together. Thankfully for UA-cam I was able to finish it. I thought, I’m never going to take a big piece of material and cut it all up, then sew it together! Lol. I then did an eight inch square quilt, for my Son (breaks my heart, to see his dog enjoying it) if he only knew. But your absolutely right, smaller projects will keep my interest! Thanks for the link! I’m your new subscriber! 😀
@@lauralynneh It really is a form of insanity, isn't it? LOL!! I made mine largely using precuts in the form of 5" squares and I thought "How hard can this be?" Well, two weeks later, I'm finally finishing it. It's only a twin sized project, because I can't fathom putting anything any bigger than that together on my own. It's for me to use as a cover up when I get to have an afternoon nap, and it will live on the end of my bed. I'm going to do a coordinating pillow, and I think I'll make that as a video for the channel. And I will make a couple of smaller quilts for wall hangings and stuff like that. At least the doggy has good taste. But oy, I can imagine how that must feel. People really do not have clue. Which is why I don't make anything for anyone else. HA HA!!!
Hi Laura
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Thanks for this video! Do you have a video with an idea for sewing the braids together? Maybe for a small quilt or similar…?
You could use them in just about anything. I have sewn mine into tote bags that I use all the time, and I constantly get compliments. I really should do a video on how to use them in projects, though.
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