Circles
Best Practices for Auto Recognition
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Best Practices for Auto Recognition
Last updated
Circles are another of the easiest block units in PreQuilt.
And since the idea behind this series is to build a block unit (not an entire block that is just a circle), I'm going to create a 12" finished block that has a few circle block units.
Click on the BLOCKS tab on the left side control panel.
Click on the Make Custom Block button.
The Block Editor panel will slide out and overtake your screen. My block is set to 12" x 12" finished, but it doesn't matter, the next steps will work for all sized blocks.
Set your grid guidelines by changing the number for the horizontal and vertical units.
I'll set my gridlines to 8 horizontal and 8 vertical units. I want to be able to center my circles into their respective squares.
Move the new square block unit so it is in the top left corner of the quilt block.
To manipulate the square to enlarge it, grab the square on one of the corners of the square and drag it until the square fills the height and width of 4 grid spaces.
Note: If the snap to grid is turned on (default) then the shape will automatically fill the grid space.
Click on the Link button for a different fabric link (so that there are now 2 different fabrics being used). In this example, I am using Fabric Link B.
Move the circle piece into one of the middle grid spaces in the center of the square.
To manipulate the circle to enlarge it, grab the square on one of the corners of the circle's bounding box and drag it until the circle fills the height and width of 2 grid spaces.
Clone and move 3 more circle block units to complete the quilt block. If you'd like, you can add and use additional Fabric Links.
Click on the square shape () from the central control panel. It will be our background fabric behind the circle.
Click on the circle shape () from the central control panel.
