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Block Factory Review by Sharla Hicks: It is easy to print blocks and templates to any size

Star Quilts, The legendary Kansas City Star Patterns, Volume 1. (1928-1935). Over 300 blocks to size and print. Includes paper piecing and regular block patterns.
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine CD that includes Block Factory to print out blocks from last 5 years and 170 projects and articles.

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Block Factory Star Quilts

Windows 95/98/NT/ME/00/XP/Vista
Will run on any MAC that runs Virtual Windows for PC that operates Win 95 or >

Block Factory: Star Quilts
The Legendary Kansas City Star Patterns:
Volume 1 (1928-1935)

NOTE: See Block Factory Review below

Item Code: i02B
Weight: 0.3 lb
Our Price: $19.95
MSRP: ~~$24.95~~

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Quilt-Pro Press release: From 1928 to 1961, The Kansas City Star left an indelible imprint on the history of American quiltmaking. In those years, the newspaper published more than 1,000 quilt patterns that have since become legend. For t first time, these patterns are now available for your computer, carefully reconstructed exclusively for the The Star and Quilt-Pro Systems by Debby Kratovil.

QNM CD package

Quilter's Newsletter Magazine on CD
Over 170 projects from the last 5 years (1995-2000) available now at your finger tips on CD!

View articles on any MAC or PC. Using Quilt-Pro's Block Factory technology, PC users and Mac users with Virtual PC can print any size block and templates from the projects

Item Code: B3
Weight: 0.30 lbs
Our Price: $24.95
MSRP: ~~$39.95~~

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The Quilter's Newsletter Magazine CD is a collection of 170 projects from 1995 to 2000 of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. They have pulled together the best articles and authors so that you can interact with the magazine like never before.

Block Factory Review

by Sharla Hicks © 2000

The Block Factory CDs (KC Star Quilts, Mariner Compass, and Quilter Newsletter CD) are stand alone block library programs (no drawing tools) that are designed to print blocks and foundation paper piecing blocks quickly and easily.

If you own Quilt-Pro, you may select the option to add the blocks to your Quilt-Pro block library when you install a Block Factory CD to your hard drive.

Operations:

Simple, everything you need is on one screen. Clicking on self-explanatory menus, buttons and blocks leads you to the next step.

Four simple steps and you are ready to start selecting fabric and piecing!

Use the block menu (to the left).
Click on the selected category and the blocks appear in the right frame.
Select the block to print. Block highlights in blue.
Select your print options by selecting one of three buttons: Templates, Foundation or Print.

Print options found in Block Factory.

Quilt-Pro has created an easy interface for printing. There are three ways to bring up the print screen: Select one of three button, Templates, Foundation, or Print. Selecting the Print button, automatically selects the print option the program thinks is best for the block. You can print any size block by changing the print size.

Fig. 1

All the blocks can be printed with templates.

Identifying Foundation Blocks (paper piecing) for paper piecing printouts.

Foundation Piecing Block Indicator: The Foundation button stays the same color as the other buttons (see Fig. 1.)
NOT a Foundation Piecing Block: The foundation button grays out (see Fig 2.)

Fig. 2

Below are examples of the Apple Leaf Block using the template and foundation piecing printing wizards.

Print Foundation Block Wizard
for Apple Leaf Block

The foundation wizard allows you to select:

Example of number foundation printout.

Print Template Wizard
for Apple Leaf Block

The program automatically selects only 1 of duplicate templates, (see red templates above. Only the red templates will print.
Optional: You may select any or all the templates you wish to print.

The blocks are drawn square, but you have the option to create rectangle blocks by removing the Keep Proportion check and adjusting the Height and Width.

Block Factory Computer requirements:
Windows 95/98/NT/ME/00/XP/Vista
8 MB RAM
25 MB available disk space (can run program from CD to save space)
Mouse or other pointing device (pen)
High color or true color video recommended.

Block Factory Releases:

Star Quilts, The legendary Kansas City Star Patterns, Volume 1. (1928-1935). Over 300 blocks to size and print. Includes paper piecing and regular block patterns.
Mariner's Compass Editions Volume 1 and Volume 2,

Quilter's Newsletter Magazine CD that includes Block Factory to print out blocks from last 5 years and 170 projects and articles.
We also carry Foundation Piecing Printer sheets

Perfect Quilt & Quilt-Pro resources found on the website: Reviews, how-to articles, internet resources and more!

Jenny Haskins version based on Quilt-Pro 5 for Windows
Note future upgrades are planned for Perfect Quilt
Quilt-Pro 5 for Windows will NOT be upgraded

Flagship Program

Perfect Quilt
Jenny Haskins
A Touch of Magic with Every Stitch

Jenny Haskins version based on 1-2-3 Quilt™
Perfect Quilt Expressions Series
A Touch of Magic with Every Stitch

Perfect Quilt Express
Simple Interface for Traditional Quilters when the big guys are too much
Or a new to Computers choice

Perfect Quilt Expressions Series
Jenny Haskins
A Touch of Magic with Every Stitch
Haskins' Version of Foundation Factory

1200 Classic Foundations for Windows
Based on Foundation Factory
Vol 1 & Vol 2 for Windows

Perfect Quilt Series
Jenny Haskins
A Touch of Magic with Every Stitch
Haskins' Version of Mariners Compass

Mariners Compass Collection
250 + Blocks

MAC Quilt-Pro 5 Version
Quilt-Pro 5
for MACINTOSH ONLY
Premier Software from Quilt-Pro line

Looking for Windows Version?
Look at Perfect Quilt

170 Projects from 5 years of
Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
for Windows & Mac

Mac &/OR Windows Versions of Foundation Factory Series
Paper Piecing Software
Can open blocks in Quilt-Pro

Carol Doak Foundation Factory
Windows & Mac Versions

Sharon Hultgren's Easy Angle Partner CD with Foundation Factory Interface

foundation factory volume 1 foundation factory volume 2
Available in Windows or Mac Versions

Block Factory Series for WINDOWS:
Regular and paper piecing blocks
Can open blocks in Quilt-Pro & Perfect Quilt.

Volume 1 Volume 2
(2) Volumes of Mariner's Compass Blocks for Windows

Kansas City Star Newspaper Quilt Blocks

Standard Edition Volume 1
Standard Edition Volume 2
Foundation Companion Book (blocks from CDs in the book)

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