• Quilting books featuring braids and paper piecing
• Set includes:
  • French Braid Obsession Book
    • New ways to indulge your passion for French Braid Quilts
    • New ways to use French Braids: Borders, Variable-width and star-shapes, or with applique and variegated fabrics
    • Eight projects- wall hangings, table runners, multi-sided table toppers and Christmas tree skirts
    • Includes scale drawings for templates that require enlargement
    • Soft cover; 64 page book by Jane Hardy Miller
  • A Passion for Piecing Book
    • Designs based on Claudia's winning entries in major shows and competitions
    • Variety of quilts for skill levels from intermediate to advanced
    • 16 glorious quilts using Pineapple, LeMoyne Star, Mariner's Compass and Fan blocks in ways you've never seen before
    • Full-size paper-piecing patterns at the back of book
    • Color photos
    • Soft cover; 80 page book by Claudia Clark Myers

• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Anatomy of a French Braid
• Chapter 1: Basics
  • Equipment
  • Applique
  • Borders
    • Multiple Stacked Borders
    • Multiple Stacked Borders with Cornerstones
    • Mitered Borders
• Chapter 2: Fabric Selection
  • Braid Run
  • Accent
  • Starting Triangles or Center Squares
  • Ending Triangles
  • Separators
  • Borders
• Chapter 3: Braid Construction
  • Cutting
    • Cutting for the Braid Run
    • Cutting the Accent Fabric
    • Cutting Starting Triangles or Center Squares
  • Laying Out the Braid
  • Cutting the Ending Triangle
  • Sewing Accents to Braid Fabrics
  • Sewing Braids
  • Pressing
  • Trimming for Basic Braids without Separators
  • Marking Braids with Separators
  • Trimming and Marking for Center-Out Braids
  • Sewing Braids Together
  • Adding Separators
    • Separator Width and Length
    • Constructing Two-Fabric Separators
    • Sewing the Separators to the Braid
  • Construction Quick Reference Guide
  • French Braids without Separators
  • French Braids with Separators
  • Projects
    • Flashback; Quilt: 55-1/2" x 90-1/2", Table Runner: 11" x 60"
    • Garden on Need of Weeding: Quilt featuring ombre fabric: 53-1/2" x 74"
    • What Was I Thinking?: Quilt: 65-1/2" x 83-3/4"
    • Tropical Christmas: Christmas Tree Skirt: 54" diameter
• Chapter 4: French Braid Borders
  • Border Fabric Selection
  • Sewing Borders with Partial Seams
  • Projects
    • Welcome to New Braunfels, Texas: Quilt: 59-1/2" x 79-1/4"
    • Monster Mash: Wall Hanging: 36" x 44-1/2"
    • Flying Free: Quilt: 62-1/2" x 84-3/4"
    • Boston Braid: Quilt: 93" x 93"
• About the Author

• Introduction
• Infinite Possibilities
• Chapter 1: Where Do I Begin?
  • How Do I Pick the Colors and Fabrics?
  • The Swatchboard
  • The Mock-Up
  • The Translation
  • How Do I Know How Much Fabric to Buy?
  • What Tools Can't I Live Without?
• Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritties-How Do I Make These Quilts?
  • Supply List
  • Tips to Get You Started
  • What If I Don't Know How to Paper Piece?
  • Templates?
  • I Can't Believe You Want Me to Applique, Too!
  • The Magic Three-Pin Method
• Chapter 3: Pineapples
  • Gallery
  • Passionella: Quilt: 80" x 80"
  • Antique Stretch Glass: Table Runner: 23-3/4" x 57-1/4"
  • Sweetie Pie: Quilt: 72" x 92"
  • Spicy Hot: Quilt: 77-1/2" x 94-1/2"
  • Who's Darla Poppy? Quilt: 68" x 68"
• Chapter 4: LeMoyne Stars
  • Gallery
  • Easy Peasy: Quilt: 67-1/2" x 88"
  • Fine Feathered Friends: Wall Hanging: 41" x 41"
  • Stars Over Saginaw: Quilt: 96" x 96"
• Chapter 5: Mariner's Compass
  • Gallery
  • Yin Yang: Wall Hanging: 28-1/4" x 28-1/4"
  • Naniboujou: Quilt: 91-1/4" x 91-1/4"
  • Blue Moon: Quilt: 81" x 81"
  • Compass Deconstructus: Wall Hanging: 40" x 60"
• Chapter 6: Fans
  • Gallery
  • Mackintosh: Table Runner: 25" x 48"
  • Fandahlia: Quilt: 59" x 76"
  • Summer Sun: Table Runner: 22-5/8" x 56-1/2"
  • Pharaoh's Fan: Quilt: 80" x 90"
• Tips
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Resources

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