How to Sew a Braid Quilt (w/

Hey friends - in today's video, I want to show you how I make a Braid Quilt (finishing at 66" x 78")! While I don't have a pattern (they're seriously TONS of free ones) - I do have fabric requirements & cutting instructions typed up. While I'll definitely walk you through the steps to make this lovely quilt, my goal with this video is to help demystify the how a braid goes together so you can take this technique and apply it to all sorts of projects!
Fabric Requirements
- 1 Jelly Roll
- 1/2 Yard Accent Fabric
- 1 1/2 Yard Background Fabric
- 1 Yard Border
Cutting Instructions
- From the Jelly Roll; cut from each strip (6) 2.5" x 6.5" - pick out 110 pairs (total of 220) to use in the braids, rest is scraps
- From the accent fabric, cut 110 2.5" x 2.5" squares for diamonds in the middle
- From the Background fabric; cut (10) 6.5" x 6.5" for starting/ending the braids
- From the Background fabric; cut (6) 4.5" x WOF for vertical sashing
- From the Background fabric, cut (6) 1.5" x WOF for inner border
- From the Border fabric, cut (6) 5.5" x WOF for borders
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🎬 Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Prepping & Cutting Fabric
05:02 How to Sew the Braid
12:29 Squaring the Braid
18:11 OOPS! I want different fabric
23:27 Sewing Braids Together
31:42 Adding the Borders
36:08 Finished Quilt
37:07 Behind the Scenes w/Tiff & Ian

[@melanievarela4048]

I've seen many video's for making this quilt. This is by far, the BEST! Thanks for showing so much detail and providing great information. I think I can make one now.

[@sewbecca]

Thank you!!!

[@sarahnelson3778]

Just an FYI, the red ball on jack is meant to go between the fabric pieces. It helps separate the fabric, so you don't cut in to the fabric pieces.😘 Thanks for sharing your talent!

[@sewbecca]

I know, but when I put the red ball inside the fabric - I have issues cutting. I put the sharp point in and am just very careful when I slip it through - usually don't have a problem.

[@Stacy-iu6ch]

Been using one forever, and a lot, never knew that. Thanks

[@deborahtomec8103]

Not true. By having the ball on top keeps the ripper from ripping fabric. Babylock retail shop and many known teachers have taught this been doing it wrong forever now no rips in fabric. Try it yourself

[@sandybruce9092]

Personally, I like when you put the red ball up - I hate ripping out seams - and I made a super goof mistake a few days ago so I need to rip out a couple seams - it’s two days later and I still haven’t done this - but not I’m going to give your method a try as I was close to using some bad words previous!😁. And your explanation of adding the triangles in one end and the square in the other is perfect for me - I have what I call my “dumb days” periodically😳😳

[@sandybruce9092]

@@deborahtomec8103Thanks - I have a BabyLock Presto 2 and was probably informed about this but have forgotten!

[@janetcorrao5072]

Thank you for slowly detailing how to do this!!! Most commentators, because they know and understand what to do go very quickly, and it's hard to follow. This is perfect!!!! Thanks again, Becca!!

[@sewbecca]

I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful! Happy to take you through this step by step - can't wait to see your quilt!

[@SweetVelvetBuds]

Hi! My first visit and I loved your style. Very clear explanations and no nonsense. Loved the braid design! It was lovely to see Tiffany too. I was not expecting it. I love her too! Many thanks for the tutorial. I wish you health and much success. 😊

[@sewbecca]

Thank you!!!

[@karenmom3005]

Becca, I like to listen to your channel. Your voice is so soothing and easy to listen to. You are funny. "How wide are your rectangles?" "I don't know, Becca, how wide are YOUR wrecked tangles?" Sheesh. You are inspirational. You make me want do stuff.

[@sewbecca]

😂

[@user-vq3ch9ex7v]

I like your nails, they look very nice, and I like the length. , I like this pattern. Very cute. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@LambChop00S]

Great tutorial, pattern and quilt. Love the bloopers too. Y'all had a lot of fun. Thank you for sharing!

[@JULIES-PLAYPEN]

This is by far the most easiest explanation of how to make a braided quilt that I have ever seen! You have inspired me.... I hear a stashed Kansas City Troubles jelly roll calling my name! Thank you!!

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome! I can't wait to see what your finished quilt looks like!

[@sp9600]

I love the “victory lap” instruction. Great tutorial!

[@loreenfarmer1872]

Nice to see others need to redo things so honestly this video is probably more helpful than you expected in way to help others make changes thanks for leaving it in and showing how to fix it thanks

[@noreenokubo6968]

Thank you. Make more quilt videos !!! You’re a great teacher. Ala Chef John of quilting. 😊

[@bettyk4927]

😊

[@lauramiddleton2709]

I took a class and had to look this up to tell what year. Any wooo I took a class to learn this in 1989 yup a long time ago! I did my quilt with the square in the middle just like yours and let me tell you it looks nothing like yours. But, bless the instructor she did the best she could but not very well as an instructor. Now 35 years later, you pop up on my news feed! I feel that you did a fantastic job teaching me and all of us who want to do this type of quilt. I so appreciate you and your time and how to do this so beautifully. Thank you so much. I've been quilting now for 40 years and I can not wait to make this. Thank you sew much!

[@sewbecca]

Awww, thank you!!

[@margm4]

Thank you Becca, for an excellent tutorial and demonstration. It was so inspiring….bless you and your colleagues…🇦🇺❤️

[@sewbecca]

🥰😘

[@dorothyschaack1490]

Thank you for the great tutorial.

[@ThymeNTales]

Super tutorial, I might do this quilt and I think I just got the perfect fabrics for that. And the bloopers were the best!

[@dianabarker3815]

Thank you so much for this video. This is on my to do list. You explained everything perfectly!!!! Thank you!!! ❤❤❤

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome!

[@person2463]

I knew I had seen this before, i must have been lucky to catch first time... but still watched again. Hugs, Chel 🌸

[@sewbecca]

🤗

[@kaystanley5354]

Love this. And the colors and your explanations. I have always done the stitching around the edges now I will call it the victory lap!

[@sewbecca]

Wonderful!

[@MarciaBaker1205]

Watching Tiffany press & sew with the attitude is hilarious. I love Tiffany's show & yours, too & wished I were close to y'all because I love pressing fabric! 😂😂😂

[@sewbecca]

Haha! She doesn't starch anything, so gave me a bit of a tease when I asked her to do this one!

[@MarciaBaker1205]

@@sewbecca 🤣🤣🤣 love her!

[@barbmckinlay5108]

Lots of great information, Becca. Thank you.

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome!

[@karenhalse9586]

Love your video.. I’ve been using shirts for awhile and love thrifting for the .

[@ChristiannaGrinter]

Awesome tutorial, definitely trying this pattern to use up some jelly rolls in my stash. This pattern would also make for a great temperature quilt - can do one side the high temp each day and the other side the low temp. Could get fancy and make the 2.5" square the weather for each day (rain, snow, sun, etc.) For the border, I do recommend measuring the same way you did the sashing strips between the braids. When I first started quilting I also just took a super long strip and attached the border - visually it looked fine but when I folded the quilt, it wasn't always lining up which was fine since I wasn't hanging these quilts up on a wall. This is a great video that walks through why you want to measure out your borders to keep your quilt from becoming wonky. This is especially important if you are going to longarm your quilt to ensure it stays as flat as possible. If the borders are off, your quilt might not lay flat for a longarm machine (jump ahead to 17:35 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIuyg2icoNCShNksi=ZZz9ge39HD5_skAm&t=1055) I care less about the quilt police and more about trying to increase my accuracy, precision, and overall skill which is I why I did switch over to measuring out my borders. I do this now for most quilts but not always - quilt for a dog bed, eyeball straight is fine :)

[@sisterchicksquilting]

Becca, your braid quilt is very pretty. I am actually working on one, LOL. But more interesting was my very first quilt, it was a French Braid and it was for my mom! Great minds think alike! Great video!!! BTW, very good repair on the top square.

[@sewbecca]

Thanks, Di!

[@sueweist8899]

You are a super good teacher !

[@joycecrosby4000]

I did the victory lap on temperature quilt before I took it to the be quilted. Love this tip.

[@sewbecca]

I need to start doing that on *all* of my quilts!

[@WestlakeThymes1]

I think I have to make a braid quilt with my scraps too! Thank you for the inspiration and guidance.

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome!

[@Aunteh_Nana96717]

Aloha from Hawaii! I'm not sure if you still read comments on this post, but after watching your video, I've decided to use this as a border for my Hawaiian print blanket, and it's looking awesome! So, thank you for sharing this video!

[@sewbecca]

That's lovely! I bet it looks BEAUTIFUL!

[@jaltenbernd3383]

Absolutely love this tutorial and the fabric selection, wow!

[@sewbecca]

Thank you so much!

[@erindav1]

You are def one of my favorites. Thank you so much.

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome

[@beckybramlett3515]

I just love it when you all get together !! Gotta be a party all the time !!!🎉🥰🎊❤️

[@sewbecca]

It's always a blast when we all come together!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

That was fun to watch

[@barbarajohnson1572]

Love Love Love this! Your way of explaning the measurements and process is FAB

[@sewbecca]

Thanks so much!

[@patromero4776]

Great job love!

[@wandawalker4191]

That's beautiful!!

[@sewbecca]

Thank you! 😊

[@ChristineKrannich]

Becca, THANK YOU for including your change to the beginning square and setting triangles. Even though I do plenty of ‘corrections’ myself, I treasure every time I see someone else’s process. Most are similar but when I see one that is different from mine, I add another bit into my mental ‘fixit file’. This is a great project! I have done friendship braids with the half hexie. I’ve wanted to do one with the square and strips but it’s so far down the list I hadn’t looked for a pattern or instructions yet. Now I just need to note this video on my list! Yay! Have a great week 😊

[@sewbecca]

Yay! Have a great week, Christine!!

[@ladyjane3660]

I love the background you selected. I think the quilt turned out beautifully!

[@sewbecca]

Hey, thanks for the love on the background and quilt! It means a lot to hear your positive feedback.

[@i2mdvl]

Becca, your chats are fun and entertaining but I really think your HUGE talent is tutorials! Thank you so much for wonderful commentary and honesty!❤️

[@sewbecca]

Thank you so much!

[@Stacy-iu6ch]

I totally agree. You are a great educator

[@lynnweaver2645]

Excellent tutorial, Thank you

[@leswilliams4022]

Awesome tutorial!. Thank you.

[@dianehuntley2493]

Another good tutorial😊

[@sewbecca]

Glad you think so!

[@jillstearns1452]

Thank you so much Becca, great tutorial. I now want to make one. I love your videos.

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome! I hope you do make one - it's an easy sew, something you can definitely do in a weekend - and now that you know the technique, you can put braids on ANYTHING!

[@Ellen-misty.meadows.]

Love this tutorial! I think I need to dive into my stash!

[@sewbecca]

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

[@violetlaferriere3985]

Thanks, good understanding instructions. ❤❤

[@sewbecca]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kathyerickson5210]

Great video and great teaching of the project!

[@sewbecca]

Thank you!

[@candiceziminov]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@sewbecca]

You're very welcome!

[@jannyrosario9720]

OMG that looks so beautiful

[@sewbecca]

Thank you!

[@EstellaRieben]

You are an excellent teacher!

[@sewbecca]

Thank you! 😃

[@jshipard54]

Great tutorial Becca. Thank you so much. ❤

[@sewbecca]

Glad you liked it!!

[@robinsquiltbasket]

Great tutorial!😊

[@sewbecca]

Thank you! 😊

[@beckyvillines1613]

Thank you for this tutorial, Becca!!

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome!

[@elizabethlewis7123]

Great tutorial

[@domado2011]

You and Tiffany are so cute! Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@MaryTheCraftyPanda]

I use the "Quilt Police Method" for all my quilt! It assures me that I'm going to have a nice square quilt! I've seen way too many quilts that implement other methods of adding their borders without measuring to not always be square! This is not always the case, but I've taught beginner quilters who add borders without measuring their top first and you could definitely see the difference.

[@sewbecca]

Maybe I should have re-worded that...I don't think the technique is horrible - do what makes you happy with your quilt! I think the term Quilt Police refers to folks telling you to do something differently, without being asked. When that happens to me, it literally takes the wind out of my sails and makes me feel defeated instead of celebrating what I accomplished! #DefundTheQuiltPolice LOL

[@MaryTheCraftyPanda]

@@sewbecca Nothing at all wrong with the wording you used! Not in the least bit offended! I get it . . . just like you said "do what makes you happy!" Just pulling your chain, my friend! LOL💜🐼💜🐼💜

[@Sylvia907]

Beautiful fabric lucky Tiffany. Thank you

[@sewbecca]

😊

[@helenpeddycord2241]

Yes Becca! STARCH commander here💕😂😂😂 Thank you Dear One for these great instructions and variations! Yours and your Sweet Mommas quilts are beautiful!💕🧵

[@sewbecca]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@janetbauknecht2936]

Thanks for the tutorial. You did a great job on explaining how to sew it.

[@sewbecca]

Thanks for watching!

[@jennyharris2993]

Thank you Becca for the tutorial 😊

[@sewbecca]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Tla81]

I love that you have Tiffany in this video! I follow her too!

[@sewbecca]

Tiffany's one of my very best friends! I was so lucky to be able to host her for a couple of weeks - I can't wait to see her again in February!

[@s.whirley6704]

Great video!!!

[@sewbecca]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@s.whirley6704]

I am in Richmond Va. where are you? I watch every chance I can.@@sewbecca

[@cherylschultz3220]

Thank you for this tutorial and all the detailed instructions. I will feel much more confident when I attempt it. 🤗

[@sewbecca]

You are so welcome!

[@bethkoch11]

Excellent tutorial - you took the time to show so many good tips.

[@sewbecca]

You're very welcome!

[@patriciabowser6351]

It is so pretty

[@tanglezest7601]

I need a Tiffany in my sewing room!

[@sewbecca]

Shew, I think we could all benefit from one!

[@juliehertel21]

I absolutely love this video and your quilt! So much so that I am picking out fabrics now (although I have another week or two of FMQ'g on my sewing machine for my current quilt). Thank you for all the fabulous detail, hints, and keeping the mistake in so you could share the best way to correct it. Awesome!!!

[@sewbecca]

Hey there! Thanks a bunch for watching and leaving such a sweet comment. Can't wait to see your quilt when it's done!

[@bettyechapman3053]

I've always wanted to do this but was scared. I will try it now. Wonderful tutorial.🎉

[@sewbecca]

You can do it!

[@mineminemine6991]

Hey Becca have you thought about using the binding tool for your braid quilt? The flat end is where I join a square to the strip. Then as they stagger you are trimming minimal amount. And your straps can be pre cut.

[@debthill8285]

I love this design…I made a braided table runner following Jenny Doan’s tutorial…it used the binding tool and was so easy to

[@sewbecca]

That's awesome! Jenny Doan has some great tutorials.

[@MartyLawless-kh2jd]

I like the braid with the white square.

[@sewbecca]

Me, too!!!

[@MartyLawless-kh2jd]

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[@patriciabowser6351]

Loved the white better

[@joane8651]

Love you guys, y'all should be neighbors!

[@sewbecca]

I wish we all lived closer!

[@colettesorrells9015]

❤❤❤❤

[@sewbecca]

❤❤❤❤

[@sewterie]

Thank you Becca. Those are beautiful quilts for sure. Do you quilt it free hand on the longarm? Very pretty quilting. Keep em coming.

[@sewbecca]

Right now, I don't have automation on my longarm - so everything is free hand!

[@LauraStevens-xc9dz]

I just found your channel today and loved your tutorial. Usually I don't watch them because they can be boring, but yours is entertaining and certainly informative. Someday I will get around to a braid quilt. Thanks

[@sewbecca]

Thank you so much!

[@kriscecere3601]

Where did you get your thread racks?? I need one for my long arm thread the big ones!!

[@tearose3763]

Do you like your blue long pins as much as flowerhead pins(if you use them). Im trying to find thinner sharper long pins. Ty loved this cute tutorial.

[@sewbecca]

I love them MORE than the flowerhead pins. The cute pins are typically too thick - these aer the Magic Pins (I think I have a link for them in my description box below the video). They're fine and glide through fabric like butter!

[@dianafromaustralia3244]

CLOVER make beautiful fine quilting pins! 🌸

[@tearose3763]

@@sewbecca thank you kindly!

[@anitaclancy9662]

Becca! Hi! Love this quilt! What is the name of your fabric cutter. It makes cutting look so easy! Thanks!

[@sewbecca]

It’s the Martelli rotary cutter!

[@sheliahillwig3751]

In the braid video when Tiffany was at the longarm, I noticed a holder for thread cones on your wall. Would you share where you found a holder for those large cones? I am having a hard time finding one. Thanks.

[@sewbecca]

I believe this is the link to the thread rack that I use to store my large codes of thread: amzn.to/3VN62Ys

[@sheliahillwig3751]

@@sewbecca Thanks so much.

[@sheliahillwig3751]

@@sewbecca Boo hoo. I just went to the site and it is unavailable.

[@sandracedar368]

Hello Dear Becca. I’ve missed you! ❤️

[@sandracedar368]

Hello to your Mom, Mary, Tiffany & Scott, Ian, & all the “Family❣️”

[@sandracedar368]

Becca, May I come sew with you too❣️🙃❣️

[@sewbecca]

Haha, come on - I'll put on some coffee!!

[@Kay_Watson]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! This quilt is on my to-do list in the very near future. I just have to settle on the fabric. If you had used a different background fabric, what color would you have used? Keep the wonderful content coming. ❤😊

[@sandracedar368]

@@sewbecca It’ll take me a minute to get there from Florida😊❤

[@sharonlyman3029]

I'm curious about why you don't use a binding tool for this like Jenny at MSQC? It not only saves fabric but eliminates a cut.

[@sewbecca]

I don’t like adding bias edges as I go. Using her method introduces that bias edge to the quilt. This method has it stabilized until the braid is finished. Yes, there’s some waste - but not much. Good thing there’s more than one way to do things! I like my method, but if the binding tool works for you - that’s great!!

[@jengamble6083]

Great quilt and I loved the bloopers! 😂🎉 Question… did you say what your final size of project was? Thanks :)

[@sewbecca]

I did - towards the end of the video (36:09) - it measures 66" x 78"

[@jengamble6083]

@@sewbecca oooof I must have missed that. Thanks for sharing it. 😊

[@sewbecca]

@jengamble6083 no worries!!

[@omisfavorites1054]

You are the best! The instruction, demo, filming - absolutely the best I’ve seen! I’ve watched thousands of quilting videos, so I know whereof i speak 👏👏

[@sewbecca]

Wow, thank you!i

[@erindav1]

Going to try this as my first quilt. I have a question though. Why doesn’t your fabric get pulled into the feed dogs like mine😂? Like at the end of my run it seems to go off. Is that because I’m not experienced?

[@sewbecca]

There could be a number of reasons that cause this - and it's hard to diagnose without seeing what you're doing. One thing you can try is making sure that you're using leaders and enders when sewing to help keep the points of fabric from going into the holes where the feed dogs are. :)

[@jillstearns1452]

I just want clarification on how your mom’s quilt was done. Am I correct that border around braids is 2 1/2 inches and sashing and accent is 2 1/2 inches each. I didn’t see those instructions in description box. Thank you so much. This is beautiful.

[@sewbecca]

Yes, correct! I think we also did a 1.5" border around each braid before we did the 2.5" scrappy sashing and the 2.5" background sashing!

[@marlenedickerson7843]

BECCA I know you love help others build their channels I think it would be wonderful if you could interview the Quilter on Fire#becca

[@sewbecca]

Way ahead of you - I'm excited to share Brandy from Quilter on Fire will join me on a livestream on Friday, June 11!

[@brendahamrick9337]

Is that Tiffany with you?

[@sewbecca]

Yeap!

[@dianehuntley2493]

Being able to fix "boo boos" is part of a good seamstress😊

[@sewbecca]

It's a lesson I feel like I'm getting to practice more lately!