Instructions for drawing 90 degree arc.
From experimentation I have determined that to draw one quarter of a circle,(90
degree arc) in Quilt Pro using the Bezier Curve tool, one should use approximately
a 2 to 1 ratio of vertical to horizontal measurement as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Tagged Workspace (create tags with small triangles for
reference points, see Tip 7 for
additional information about creating tags and the reasoning behind them.)
Tag placement is a 2 to 1 ratio. a. 2 ¾" vertical b. 1 3/8"
horizontal. Select the Bezier curve tool
from the Tool Bar and draw an arc by connecting the three points:
- Starting at upper right, then to the middle, and lastly to the bottom right
as shown in Figure 4a.
- Figure 4b shows the completed curve.
Delete Triangles from workspace, they will not be needed
again. a. Click on
(select tool) in Tool Bar. Cursor changes to
(select tool) on Main Screen. b. Click on triangle to delete and hit
the keyboard Delete Key. To prepare to complete the patch,
move Curve to far right of the workspace. a. Click
on
(select tool) in Tool Bar. Cursor changes to
(select tool) on Main Screen. b. To move Curve, click center of curve
with .
Release Mouse, cursor turns to
(move tool) and black nodes and dashed lines appear around selected. c.
Click curve with
(move tool), keeping mouse button held down, drag Curve/hand to new position.
d. Release Mouse, Curve appears in new position. NOTE: This
is your original curve do not use it except to make duplicates. Instructions
for drawing center shape. 1. Duplicate the Curve
you have moved to the far right.
a. Click on
(select tool) in Tool Bar. Cursor changes to
(select tool) on Main Screen. b. In the Edit menu select Duplicate.
Or use the keyboard short cut keys Ctrl + D. 2.
Move duplicate to the left side of workspace and flip horizontal. To complete:
a.
Click on
(select tool) in Tool Bar. Cursor changes to
(select tool) on Main Screen. b. To move Curve, click center
of curve with .
Release Mouse, cursor turns to
(move tool) and black nodes and dashed lines appear around selected. c.
Click curve with
(move tool), keeping mouse button held down, drag Curve/hand to new position.
d. Release Mouse, Curve appears in new position. NOTE: You
will need at least 6 grid squares to the left of the curve to position the left
orange peel when it is drawn later. 3. Duplicate
curve again. (refer above if needed) 4. Rotate right and align
curve tips as shown in Figure 6.  
5.
Now we will create the center patch from the 4 curves. See Figure 7.
a. Create the other sides: b. Duplicate curve again
c. Undo Snap-to-grid. Rotate the curve right and position curve on right
side of patch aligning tips at upper right. d. Duplicate curve again
e. Rotate right and position the bottom curve. Align all tips. 6.To
create the center patch, join all the curves . a.
Select the curves: - Click on
(select tool) in Tool Bar. Cursor changes to
(select tool) on Main Screen. - Drag the cursor over the 4 curves. A dashed
line with black nodes will appear around all 4 curves, this indicates that they
are selected.
b. To create the patch, go to the Effects menu
and select Join. Or use the keyboard shortcut keys (Ctrl+J). See Figure 8. Completed
center patch
 Complete
the outside curves shown in Figure 9. NOTE: There are 2 curves forming the orange
peel.1. To begin: Select the Snap-to-Grid in the Tool Bar.
2. Select the original curve we placed on the right side of the
workspace (if needed, refer above.) 3. In the Edit menu select
Duplicate or use the keyboard shortcut keys Ctrl+D. (if needed, refer above.) 4.
Position duplicate curve on top of center patch right curve. See Figure 9
above. 5. In the Edit menu select Duplicate and flip
the curve horizontal. 6. Position the curve to form the right
orange peel. See Figure 9 above. 7.
Select the last two curves that will form the right orange peel (instructions
above if needed) 8. To complete the orange peel patch, in the
Effects menu select Join (instructions above if needed.) See Figure 10.
To
complete the last 3 organge peel patches.1. Select the right
orange peel patch. 2. In the Edit menu select Duplicate. 3.
Rotate right the duplicate orange peel and position along the bottom of the center
patch. 4. Repeat step 1-3 above for Left and Top Patch. Release
the Snap-to-Grid if needed. Completed block will be shaped look like this one.
 Before
saving the Block, clean up the Workspace by deleting the original curve. 1.
Select the original curve at the top right on the screen. 2. Hit
the keyboard Delete Key. To save the Orange Peel block to the Block
Library: 1.
Go to the Block Menu and select Save As. The Block Save As dialogue box opens.

2.
Select Folder choice or create a new folder. 3. Type Block Name in
File Name Section. 4. Click  |