Use Edit > Quilting Background to create ‘echo’ quilting blocks.
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Use Edit > Quilting Background to create ‘echo’ quilting blocks. |
The Outline Design tool is sometimes used to create ‘echo’ quilting designs. However, the Quilting Background feature provides a better alternative. Use it, for instance, to create stipple quilting to fill quilt blocks. Optionally add separate offset outlines around a design before background quilting.
Note When using the Quilting Background tool, you are limited to one quilting background per design. A quilting background cannot be applied to a second object. When creating mixed quilting, you will need to create a new design via File > New.
1Open the design you want to include within the quilting block.
The Quilting Background feature is activate when the workspace contains one or more embroidery objects.
2Click the Quilting Background icon.
The Quilting Background dialog opens. The dialog is grouped into four functional areas: Block Size, Design Size, Stitching, and Block Center.
The Design Size panel displays height and width of the embroidery design as a reference when defining the block size.
3Set the size of your quilting in the Block Size panel.
Height and Width fields define the boundary used to generate the quilt pattern. There is also a Proportional Sizing checkbox. When checked, the software displays a lock symbol – values change proportionally.
4Use the Stitching panel to determine stitching characteristics:
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Parameter |
Description |
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Quilting type |
Choose from a variety of quilt patterns:
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Design margin |
Set gap between echo quilting and the design. |
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Block margin |
Set gap between echo quilting and the block boundary. |
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Line spacing |
Set distance between each quilting line, or loop spacing for stipple. |
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Color |
Choose a color for generated quilting stitches from the current color palette. Default color is the last color used in the design. |
All spatial controls can switch between millimeters and inches, depending on the chosen measurement system.
5Use the Block Center panel to center the design within the quilting block:
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Description |
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Use design center |
Place the design at the center of block outline and generate the quilt pattern around it. |
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Digitize center |
Digitize the quilting block center. Choosing this option attaches an outline of the block size with cross hairs to the cursor. Left-click to place the block center where you choose on the design, and generate the quilt pattern around it. |
6Click OK to generate stitching.
Optionally, add separate offset outlines around a design before background quilting.
