EQ7/EQ8 Tips, Q&A here!
#71
Ohmygoshohmygosh!! I love you! Thank you So Much!! Eparys, that was it! I totally could not have done this on my own, and (shamefacedly) I don't consider myself a dummy as far as computers/software goes. That was not as directed lol!
#72
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
I've got a question/issue that I can't seem to resolve yet...maybe there is something I'm overlooking? When I import fabric from an image file (I do this a lot as my chosen fabrics are not always downloadable from the app)... I find I cannot scale them at all, which ends up looking pretty odd. The software suggests there is a way to use a 'ruler' when importing, but my install does not have it?
Directions say "Notice that the rulers on the worktable don’t match the ruler in the photo. In this example, the worktable ruler show approximately 10 inches and the actual ruler on the fabric shows approximately 18 inches. To get the appropriate scale, we need to adjust the rulers on the worktable to match the ruler in the photo"
I see no ruler at all on the worktable. Any ideas? Thanks much!
Directions say "Notice that the rulers on the worktable don’t match the ruler in the photo. In this example, the worktable ruler show approximately 10 inches and the actual ruler on the fabric shows approximately 18 inches. To get the appropriate scale, we need to adjust the rulers on the worktable to match the ruler in the photo"
I see no ruler at all on the worktable. Any ideas? Thanks much!
If yo did not scan it into EQ8, but rather imported from the internet (i.e. fabric manufacture's site that hasn't scaled it for EQ) it's suggested you either use the ruler in their image or if you take a picture of a fabric, that you include a ruler in the photo alongside the fabric. After you save it to sketch book you can do the right click on the image to get the image info box (# of pixels, resolution which ideally will be 72-75dpi but probably isn't, size of sample). to make the ruler in your image (that either came with the image off the internet or you placed a ruler in the photo) match the ruler on the image worktable, click the zoom button on the left side of the screen (a blue + button) and drag a marquee box around the ruler at the bottom of the image. then click "fit to window". then in the left hand palatte click "scale fabric"--the tips that you have to scroll down for should show you the way to scale without a ruler.
I highly recommend getting their new books with lessons--I go through them lesson by lesson and then keep to use for reference for those things you don't do all the time! Good luck!
#73
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Northern California
Posts: 268
PS--my EQ8 install imploded last week. I got screen shots to the effect that I had violated the 2-computer allowance (only I hadn't--just one copy of EQ8 on my desk top, plus a second copy on my laptop that I bring to classes, etc. that I have been using since the EQ8 release date last December 2017. Regardless, I uninstalled and reinstalled on just my desktop copy and I was allowed access and permission to proceed once again. Both copies are working again just fine.
#75
I'm pretty sure it can be done with custom settings... but I've not become comfortable with that... so I'll be looking for other responses.
Alternately, the panel can be put in a one block layout. Then the other blocks could be put in multiple borders?
Alternately, the panel can be put in a one block layout. Then the other blocks could be put in multiple borders?
#76
Maybe someone else has a more elegant solution, but this is how I do it. As I find the custom layout awkward, I create a quilt with one block the size of the panel, then add borders to that. Sometime you need to play around with the size of the panel so that your blocks in the border aren't a funky size. Like - if your panel is 27x42 and you are thinking 6" blocks then the center needs to be 30x42. Then I decide how big I want the quilt and add borders - remember you can add a border to any side individually, in pairs, 3 out of 4 or all four at once to get your desired size and shape. I use either the blocks or tiles option. When I go to sew it - I will add extra fabric to make the panel the size I need it to be. Hope this helps.
#77
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 47
Club EQ has an article that shows how to design around a panel: https://doyoueq.com/blog/2017/12/club-eq-using-panels/. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but hopefully it proves helpful.
#78
Club EQ has an article that shows how to design around a panel: https://doyoueq.com/blog/2017/12/club-eq-using-panels/. I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but hopefully it proves helpful.
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