French braid obsession I'm so afraid

So short story of this quilt most of that read this blog know I bought the book French braid obsession at Rosemary's quilt store last year my husband liked it and picked out the fabric for it

What You don't know is that I was scared to death to start this the ladies at the store said it used a jelly roll so you know me they helped with the fabrics and were more than happy to cut the fabric into 2 1/2in strips asking sure we had plenty and we left

This store it 2hrs away 

I went home excited and began to read and retread the instructions

It did not use a jelly roll and the center braid is1 1/2 wide strips the instructions are for yardage

Sewn together then cut into the right width now I'm really scared and I only need 9 colors so I know I don't have enough to do 4large braids 6 1/2 long and the center5 1/2 long so here we go back to Rosemary's they are confused to so they search through all the fabric and we come home

And I begin

The center square and braid and starting with a partial seam? Did it!

Oh did I say that it does not tell the exact size of the center you have to use the width of the braid 

WHA

I need a exact measurement so after cutting 3 I got one right still scared!

Next border ok so far

Large braid x4

3,4,&5 borders the set up of the same strips cut2 1/2 and sewn end to end

And another6 1/2 border of the floating leaves

Oh here is another glitch so since I screwed op he size to the square now I don't have enough to do the outer border (gasp!)

So I got it at Joann's in St. Peter's maybe they have more!

No

But the ball win store has 2yds and 13in. So another 60 miles to St. Louis 

Now I have had to call everyday for3days because they only hold 24 hrs

And I had to work all weekend when I walked back to the cutting counter and saw it laying thereI think I peed a little !

I was scared it would not be the same

Now there are 6 more borders

A 1 1/2brown

A 3 1/2 leaf border

Not her brown skinny frame

 a pieced 2 1/2 from the braid colors

Another brown skinny frame

AND ..... another 6 1/2 outer border

Whshew!!!

Oh did I tell you all those borders are sewn together at different lengths

BECAUSE

It's all sewn into a miter frame! Yikes!!!!

 Suspence!

As long as my internet holds out 

There will be multiple pictures so you might not to look

DRUM

ROLL

Next blog

Talk later 

Have a great Mother's Day 

Diana