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Design Foundation Piecing Patterns in EQ7, Lesson 4 , (Chapter/A)
by Werner Taesler, 09-2013
- A direct approach for opening a project and work with the CUSTOM SET Layout.
Note: Each paragraph refers to My Lessons 1 -3 and the Chapter and pages of the EQ7 Manual with
more options for advanced users.
1. Download the EQ7 project "My Exercise A4.PJ7"
by clicking the Project Picture in the September 2013 Newsletter
with a link to my website
1.1 Save the Project
Reference: Chapter 1, Page 21
click on Save Button on the Menue Bar
2. Making a CUSTOM SET Quilt
Reference: EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 92
click a on the Menue Bar - Worktable, choose Work on Quilt
click b on the Menue Bar - Quilt
click c on New Quilt
click d on Custom Set
a
b
c
d
Lesson-4, Page 1 of 6
2. 1 Working with Quilt Snap Settings
Reference: EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 102...
You are on the Layer 1 Worktable
click a on Show Grid
click b on Snap block positions to grid
click c on the Quilt Worktable options
click d on Snap Settings
change/keep e Snap settings every 1/4 inch
keep f checkboxes
change/keep g Grid snap every 1/2 inch
click h on OK
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
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2. 2. Layout Size
Reference: EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 92...
click a on Layout Tab
change/keep b Width and Height 12 inch
click c on Borders tab
b
a c
2. 3. Work on Borders
Reference: Lesson 3 and EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 116...117
Follow the Steps of Making a Border
click on Layout 1 tab
Lesson-4, Page 3 of 6
Printout with manually added Block Names and Dimensions
A help for Beginners to do the Original Layout.
To be used with 3.1 Moving and Resizing Blocks on pages 5 an 6
Chalet 2
W 3 x H 6 inch
Block
W 6x H 1 inch
Chalet 1
W 3 x H 6 inch
Chalet 3
W 3 x 6 inch
Bloc
BlockW, 1 x H 2 inch
kW,
1xH
2 in
ch
Tree 1
W 3 x H 9.5
Tree 2
W2xH2
Block, W 3 x H 0.5 inch
Tree 3
W 1,5 x H 4
BlockW, 3 x H 1 inch
Block
W 3 x H 1.5 inch
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3. Setting Blocks and Motifs
Reference: Lesson 3 and EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 96...
b
My Concept, for playing with Blocks,
Sizes and Positions.
I recommend it also for Beginners.
c
c
click a on Layer 1 tab
click b on Set Block tool
c drag all the designs from the
a
palette onto the quilt.
Blocks may overlap and snap to
to grid settings.
3.1 Moving, and resizing Blocks
Reference: EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 104-105
click a on Adjust tool
click b on Block on the quilt
click c on the arrows next to the width and height numbers and set to 6 and 1 inch
The Graph Pad will also show the distance from the top and left corner of the blocks
to the quilts top-left corner.
c
a
d
b
e
The Quilt Printout, Page 4, with
Block Names and dimensions
could be usefull.
When all Blocks have the desired
size and position
click d on Add to Sketchbook
click e on Layout 2
Lesson-4, Page 5 of 6
3.2 Setting Motifs
Reference: EQ7 Manual Chapter5, Page 96
click a on Set Block tool
click b on Motifs on Sketchbook palette
c drag Motivs from the palette onto the the quilt,
start with the Background Block (snow).
click d on Adjust tool to move or rezise the motifs
Do not forget to S a ve
the Quilt and the Project
Note: Motifs can only be placed on Layer 2
b
d
a
c
Next: Lesson 5
Make your first
FoundationPiecing Blocks
- Tips for using tools
- Use guides for changing
existing designs.
- and more
Lesson-4, Page 6 of 6