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Before you start drafting make sure your grid snap is selected in the tool bar. 6.
You will be using three patch drawing tools from the Tool Bar. The
square 7. After practice, clear the workspace by opening the Edit menu and selecting Delete All. 8. Select the Right Triangle tool
Figure 5. Right triangle in upper right corner of the patch guidelines. 9. Draw a second right triangle to complete the square. See Figure 6.
Figure 6. Square completed. 10. Select the 11. Draw a rectangle two inches by one inch as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Rectangle added 12. Select the 13. Draw three right triangles as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Three right triangles added. 14. Select the 15. Draw a rectangle two inches by one inch as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Rectangle added |
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16. Skip a one inch space adjacent to the rectangle you just drew and draw another rectangle one inch by four inches as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. Rectangle added. 17. Select the 18. Draw a one inch square in the space that was skipped. See Figure 11.
Figure 11. Square added. 19. Select the 20. Draw a two inch right triangle as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12. Triangle added. We have now drawn as many patches as we need, less the center square, to duplicate and rotate patches to complete the block. These ten patches represent one fourth of the block less the center square which we will add later. I have drawn all the patches white to avoid the confusion of switching colors as we drew patches. It is now time to color the patches to avoid more work later on. You can use any colors you desire but you need to keep the pattern intact. 21.
Select the 22. Paint the patches as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13. Patches painted
Figure 14. 10 Patches duplicated. 26. In the Tool Bar select
the
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15. 27. Move all 10 patches as one as shown in Figure 16.
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29. Move as indicated in Figure 17.
Figure 17. Second duplicate group moved into position. 30. Again duplicate,rotate and move the group into the position shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18. Third duplicate group moved into position. 31. The block
is now complete except for the center patch. In the Tool Bar select the
32. Draw a square on point as shown in figure 19.
Figure 19. Center Patch added. 33. Select the 34. Paint the center patch the desired color to complete the block. See Figure 20.
Figure 20. Completed block. 35. Save if desired:
36. In the Block Save AS dialogue box browse to the folder you want to save the block in. Enter the name Crossroads and click Save. See Figure 21.
Figure 21. Block Save As dialogue box. |
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Quilt-Pro for MAC
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Drafting
Article 3: Drafting a Block in Quilt Pro from a book or another source
1.
To setup the workspace: Go to the top menu bar and select the Options
menu.
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the right triangle 
and the rectangle 
Since we are looking at the workspace, if you want a quick review now is the time
for a little practice at drawing patches. A description of using these tools is
located on page 33 of the Quilt Pro 3 manual or page or use the Help Wizard in
Quilt-Pro 4. 
paint tool from the Tool Bar.
Rotate left 90 degrees tool. See Figure 15.
Square tool..
