Simple
Custom Quilting. iQ Project
#1. 2017
3. Preparing the Patterns.
The next step in this
project is to find all the patterns we are going to use and place them into in
a project catalog. This will be a temporary holding catalog, created simply to
make finding the patterns we are going to use easier. At the end of the
project, it will be deleted. The new patterns we create will be placed in this
catalog. If you want to keep the new patterns, they need to be moved to another
catalog at the end of the project, or at any time during the project.
All the patterns we use
in this project are on your iQ.
They are : intf2 (Keryn
Emmerson)
CQfeather square 7
(Keryn Emmerson)
Heart (Patterns by
Helen)
Lob, or Lob cont.
(Patterns by Helen)
Spiral 2 (Patterns by
Helen)
Simply feathered border,
and border corner (Wildflower Quilting)
I will not be writing
complete step by steps for this installment, but just an outline of the steps.
You will need to watch the video for a complete description of how to move the
patterns and how to create the variations.
If you prefer to watch this video on Youtube, go to https://youtu.be/GTf8Uz6dJ_w
First, search for and
move copies of each pattern in turn into a catalog named (space)Project.
Putting the space before the name places the catalog at the top of the library
list, which makes retrieving the patterns faster.
Return to the main menu
and start new. Block pattern. Go to the preferences (local configurations) and
set both to disabled.
Make a10”x10” block.
Choose heart. Reduce it
to 100%.
Move the start/end
point.
Copy the heart, reduce
the copy to 80% and move it so that both start/end points match.
Combine, and save.
Delete double heart.
Add simply feathered
border corner. Copy. Rotate 90º. Move the copy so the start matches the end of
the original.
Copy both. Rotate 90º
twice, move them into place, making a complete motif.
Combine and save.
Delete simply feathered
motif.
Add lob. Add pattern, select
arc-2 from the geometric catalog.
Place arc-2 on top of
lob. Move it by grabbing the start point and matching it to the S/E of lob. If
arc-2 isn’t the same length as lob, use stretch – anchor the start point, then
grab the end point and snap it to the right hand end of lob. (this isn’t in the
video)
Combine. NOTE: if you
see a pink line when you combine these two patterns, you need to swap the
start/end point.
Save.
This installment is now
complete. There is no need to save the block, just exit out.
Additional Note:
A new user reminded me that new IQ's have some included patterns saved in the catalogs in a different orientation to mine. Arc-2 is an example of that. I have it saved as a horizontal pattern so when I selected it to make lob cont. it came into my block horizontally. In most iQs, arc-2 is at an angle in the catalog so that's how it will be placed in the block. If that happens to you, touch the start point of arc-2 and move it until it snaps to the start/end of lob. Select stretch and select the start point as the anchor.Then touch the end point of arc-2. Zoom in, then move the end point so it snaps to the right hand end of lob.
Hope that helps.
Additional Note:
A new user reminded me that new IQ's have some included patterns saved in the catalogs in a different orientation to mine. Arc-2 is an example of that. I have it saved as a horizontal pattern so when I selected it to make lob cont. it came into my block horizontally. In most iQs, arc-2 is at an angle in the catalog so that's how it will be placed in the block. If that happens to you, touch the start point of arc-2 and move it until it snaps to the start/end of lob. Select stretch and select the start point as the anchor.Then touch the end point of arc-2. Zoom in, then move the end point so it snaps to the right hand end of lob.
Hope that helps.
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