# Import Printed Fabric Swatches

There are four different ways that you can import digital fabric swatches into your PreQuilt account. You can:

1. Upload digital fabric swatches that are already saved on your computer
2. Add digital fabric swatches from the linked quilt stores (linked on PreQuilt)
3. Use a URL address for a digital fabric swatch that is online
4. Upload photographs of your fabric to create your own digital fabric swatch (typically from your smartphone) -- *COMING SOON*

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## <mark style="color:blue;">01 | Import from Computer</mark>

Once you have digital fabric swatches saved on your computer, you can import and save them in your PreQuilt Fabric Dashboard.

1. Go to the main Dashboard by clicking on your <mark style="color:blue;">**Avatar**</mark> and selecting <mark style="color:blue;">**Dashboard**</mark>.

   * <mark style="color:red;">**Alert:**</mark> Don't forget to <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> your quilt if you're working on one before exiting to the Dashboard.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/G8nZlWtXWT4HrPFSH1v6" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Dropdown under Avatar</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
2. On the main Dashboard, click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**FABRIC**</mark> tab.

   <figure><img src="/files/WQxnKAVkeakWQpUMpET4" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Middle tab is the <strong>Fabric Dashboard</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>
3. Click on <mark style="color:blue;">**Bulk Upload**</mark> on the first tile.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/rHNpUJ5Rl99dPEvVnlcd" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Upload Tile</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
4. Your computer's file system will pop-up. <mark style="color:blue;">**Select the image(s)**</mark> you want to use and click on <mark style="color:blue;">**Open**</mark>.

   <figure><img src="/files/wgGvk5QgbbyzjWIE8S0f" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Select the images from your computer</em></p></figcaption></figure>
5. Your selected fabric swatches are now loaded into PreQuilt.

   <figure><img src="/files/r4kwWqbH6we5CcvbdOSM" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Your fabric swatches have now been added</em></p></figcaption></figure>

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## <mark style="color:blue;">02 | Add via Linked Quilt Stores</mark>

1. From the main [*<mark style="color:blue;">Dashboard</mark>*](/welcome-to-prequilt/about-this-help-guide/glossary.md#dashboard), click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**FABRIC**</mark> tab. This will take you to the [*<mark style="color:blue;">Fabric Dashboard</mark>*](/welcome-to-prequilt/about-this-help-guide/glossary.md#fabric-dashboard).

   <figure><img src="/files/f8nSXtSMXetkJuLqyITt" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Fabric Dashboard tab</em></p></figcaption></figure>
2. Click on the tile called '<mark style="color:blue;">**Import from an online store**</mark>'.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/b8KChqDg6ocUfS9K6JiO" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Import from online store tile</strong> on right</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
3. Click on the '<mark style="color:blue;">**Browse**</mark>' button for your preferred online fabric store - I'm going to pick my local quilt shop, [*<mark style="color:blue;">Fabric Spark</mark>*](https://fabricspark.com/), for this example.

   * ***Disclaimer:*** These are free collaborations with online fabric shops. Fabric swatches seen here are pulled from online shop stock inventory. If a fabric sells out, it may be removed from the shop by the owner.
   * ***Disclaimer:*** There is no cost to use or import these digital fabric swatches. PreQuilt also does not profit from the use of these swatches.

   <figure><img src="/files/9nwWVYloP1zTuoaki9pY" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Sample of some linked shops</em></p></figcaption></figure>
4. Click on the '<mark style="color:blue;">**Colors**</mark>' tab to search fabric by color. Then click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**name of the color**</mark> you're looking for.

   * ***Disclaimer:*** Each fabric shop organizes their fabric in different way. Not every shop has a search by color option.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/UHRtlUry9jXcDvw0CyTi" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Color option example</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
5. Click on the '<mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark>' button found under the printed fabric swatches you're interested in adding to your Fabric Dashboard. You can add as many as you'd like!

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/5dVKMaAD2u9giFk41x0d" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Swatch to be added</em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
6. When you're finished, click on the <img src="/files/1q1of3vBVAT77HexrNXf" alt="" data-size="line"> button in the top right corner to return to the Fabric Dashboard.
7. Your Fabric Dashboard will now have all your imported printed fabric swatches.

   <figure><img src="/files/M5KA04UnjUiJjHSIFs29" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>New swatch has now been added to Fabric Dashboard</em></p></figcaption></figure>

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## <mark style="color:blue;">03 | Import using a URL address</mark>

Using this method, you do not need to save the digital fabric swatch to your computer before importing it into your Fabric Dashboard. PreQuilt will use the URL address and save the image into your account.

1. <mark style="color:blue;">**Find**</mark> your fabric online. In this example, I’ll be adding Chubby Cheeks in Clover from Tula Pink.

   <figure><img src="/files/P908sKAejYRoecXjqult" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Example of fabric swatch found online at Free Spirit website</em></p></figcaption></figure>
2. On the fabric image, right click and select <mark style="color:blue;">**Copy image address**</mark>.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/k07AIdaCBTUZMh0bRM0r" alt="" width="367"><figcaption><p><em>Select <strong>Copy Image Address</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure></div>
3. Log into your PreQuilt account. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Fabric**</mark> tab on the top of your dashboard.

   <figure><img src="/files/Q8LB0S8pUCkzo3gAOzUM" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Fabric Dashboard</strong> tab</em></p></figcaption></figure>
4. On the first tile, click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**From URL**</mark> text.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/lnMqjYvUd5txwLYHwU2K" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
5. In the URL text box, enter your image’s <mark style="color:blue;">**URL address**</mark> (that you copied earlier in step 2).

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/wlLh0hpwFScEf9sGxtYg" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
6. A preview of your fabric will appear. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> button.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/yB5PYC5dR8BHV9zkd7nU" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>
7. This digital fabric swatch has now been added to your fabric stash.

   * ***Note:*** The fabric swatch is highlighted in yellow which indicates that the width of the fabric swatch has not yet been set. Learn how to set the width in *Edit Digital Fabric Swatches*.

   <div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/KkEGpzR3KL5zxkv8AOwz" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

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