Simple
Custom Quilting. iQ Project
#1. 2017
4. Placing the block patterns.
This post does have some
step by step written instructions to follow but please watch the video first.
If you are new to iQ or
new to doing custom quilting with iQ, watch it three or more times before working
on your own project. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me.
I do not write every
single step (I omit telling you to touch the finished button, for example) but
give you a good guide. It should be obvious when you have to touch finished or
continue.)
There is one place in
the written steps that improves upon the way I do something in the video – you
might want to follow the better method
note rather than copy what I do in the video at that point.
So, let’s get started!
At the main menu, choose
Design/Sew Quilt, then Edit/Sew Existing and retrieve your quilt map.
Add/Edit Pattern >
Block Pattern > Select Block -
touch the top left hand 10” block.
Select the project
pattern catalog and touch the feathered heart.
Zoom in and turn your
zoom lock on.
Finished > Add
Pattern> Block Pattern > Use Current Block – select the geometric catalog
and select line.
Move line so one end
snaps to the top left corner of the block.
Stretch. Touch the end
you just moved to anchor it in place. Grab the other end of the line and move
it until it snaps to the bottom right corner of the block.
Select – touch the
feathered heart. Rotate 45ยบ.
Move – move the heart
until it is centered over the diagonal line. Note that this pattern is not
symmetrical so ignore the bottom feather when moving the pattern into place.
Turn on the grid to a quarter inch to help you place the pattern and equal
distance from all 4 sides of the block. Scale it up if necessary.
(Note – the pattern has
to please you – if it’s a little different to mine, that’s o.k. You may not
want it to be quite as big, that’s o.k.)
When you are happy with
the placement and scale of the pattern, touch finished > Add Pattern >
Block Pattern > Use Current Block > select project catalog and choose
double heart.
Scale it down, rotate it
and move it into place using the diagonal line and the grid to help. Zoom in
when necessary.
Finished > Delete
Pattern – select the diagonal straight line and delete it.
(Better method note: it might be easier to leave the diagonal line
in place and copy it along with the other 2 patterns. Then, at the next step,
after rotating the patterns, you can simply make sure the diagonal is snapped
to the upper right and lower left hand corners of the block for perfect
placement rather than having to move just the 2 patterns around as I do in the
video. Delete the two straight lines after doing that step)
Copy Pattern(s) >
touch both the patterns, or select all.
Rotate the patterns and
move them into position using the grid as a guide. Zooming in really helps too.
Copy Patterns >
Select All > rotate. Grab the center reference point that lies between the 2
patterns and move them until that point snaps to the center point of the middle
block of the bottom three.
Add Pattern > Block
Pattern > Select Block – touch the top middle block.
Select CQ feather square
7. Move it into position, matching a corner reference point with a corner of
the block. Scale it up to fill the block.
Copy Pattern > select
CQ feather and move the copy into place in the left hand side empty block.
Copy Pattern and select
both CQ feather square patterns.
Move them into place.
Add Pattern > Block
Pattern > Select Block – touch the center block.
Choose Simply Feathered
motif and move it into place. Scale it up if you feel it’s necessary.
Add Pattern > Block
Pattern > Use Current Block – select spiral and scale it down to fit in the
center of the simply feathered motif.
Look over everything to
make sure nothing needs modifying, and that everything looks good to you, then
select save quilt/pattern > save the quilt. Give it a name and save it in
your project catalog.
Next time we’ll add the
sashing and border patterns.
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