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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Anatomy of a French Braid
- Chapter 1: EQUIPMENT
- Chapter 2: FABRIC SELECTION
- Braid Run Fabrics
- Accent Fabric
- Triangle Fabrics
- Separator Band Fabrics
- Border Fabrics
- Chapter 3: BASIC FRENCH BRAID CONSTRUCTION
- Cutting the Braid-Run Fabrics
- Cutting the Starting Triangles
- Laying Out the Braid
- Troubleshooting
- Cutting the Accent Fabric
- Cutting the Ending Triangles
- Sewing the Braids
- Trimming Braids Without Separator Bands
- Sewing Bands Together
- Projects:
Lucy's Leftover Watercolor Kit
Formal Affair
- Chapter 4: Adding Basic Separator Bands
- Marking the Braids
- Cutting the Separator Bands
- Getting It All Together
- Projects:
Cornucopia
Passion for Purple
Baby Braid
- Chapter 5: Braid Variations
- Center-Out French Braids
- End-In French Braids
- Projects:
Oriental Palms
It's Alwasy Green in Miami
Thanks, Frank
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
- Chapter 6: Adding Separator Band Variations
- Simple Pieced Separator Bands
- French Braids as Separator Bands
- Separators Using Reverse Braid Order
- Separator Bands that Align with the Braids
- Reconstructed French Braids as Separator Bands
- Chevron Separator Braids
- Projects:
Lava Lamp
Shadow City
Big Red
Cafe Ole
Am I Blue?
- Chapter 7: Adjusting the Size
- Chapter 8: Finishing
- Chapter 9: Quilting Basics
- Butted Borders
- Backing
- Batting
- Layering
- Basting
- Binding
- Appendix: Yardage and Cutting Charts
- About the Authors