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.
Review Quilting on a Budget - May 14, 2009
"The French Braid technique in quilts has been around for years, but designer Jane Hardy Miller takes the technique to a more modern level by clearly demonstrating to the reader how this tried-and-true French braid pattern can be used in new and unique ways – in a border, in combination with appliqué blocks, in variable-width patterns, and, most impressively, in star-shapes reminiscent of the far more involved traditional Texas Star pattern. In the introduction Miller states, “There’s quite a bit of design flexibility with the braids and their various permutations, and the construction is deceptively simple.” That “design flexibility” is clearly seen and demonstrated in Miller’s book.
This is Miller’s second book to delve into the world of French Braids – her first title was the more basic French Braid Quilts: 14 Quick Quilts with Dramatic Results, published in 2006 by C&T Publishing. Obviously some instructions for the basic French Braid method have to be repeated in French Braid Obsession: New Ideas for the Imaginative Quilter, but the new title offers new quilt patterns “that use the fabric or the braids in a nontraditional way or that alter the braids in some way…” and, of course, there are the projects that use the French braid technique in the border or multiple borders of the quilt. Stunningly beautiful and original.
The results of the French Braid technique are dramatic, especially when combined with Miller’s fabric selection tips; however, the technique itself is suitable for Beginners with a bit of experience. If you feel confident enough to try a Log Cabin quilt block, for example, you should feel totally comfortable following Miller’s instructions to create a French Braid quilt."
Review By: Stephanie Cohen, New-Books-Review.com - May 31, 2009
"I have this book as well as the first book French Braid Quilts. Anytime you follow an author there is a certain amount of repetition, but French Braid Obsession stands alone as a wonderful manual for making colorful and creative quilts like no other. When I am making one of these quilts and I have to refresh my knowledge I am grateful that I don’t have to run find “the other book.” I am so inspired just from the examples. The details on each quilts construction are superb. If you thought you were obsessed with these designs before, this is just the ticket to keep you satisfied!"
