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# Use a Static Fabric
## A Note on Static Fabrics
It should be noted that it is not ideal to overuse static fabrics in your quilts and quilt blocks. We have created Fabric Links so that you can easily reuse the same fabric throughout a quilt in either your quilt blocks, border or binding. And these Fabric Links can be easily and rapidly updated or changed and that change will be pushed automatically to all pieces of your quilt that uses that Fabric Link.
However, if you use static fabrics, any changes you would like to make will need to be manually changed to each indiviudal piece that is static. There is no way to automatically bulk change a static fabric.
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## 01 | Use in a Quilt Block
The only place you can use a static fabric is in a quilt block. In this Help Guide, we will edit an existing quilt block to use a static fabric, which can be either a solid static fabric or a static printed fabric.
### a | Static Solid Fabric Swatch
In this example, we will edit an existing quilt block to use a **solid** static fabric.
1. On the left side control panel, click on the **BLOCKS** tab.
2. Click on the **Edit Block** button for the quilt block you'd like to change.
3. The **Block Editor** panel will slide out.
4. Click on the **block piece** that you'd like to change to a Static Fabric. When selected, there will be a light box outlining the selected block piece. The current connected Fabric Link (A) is highlighted.
5. Click on the **Static Solids** tab.
6. Click on the **solid fabric swatch** you'd like to use as a solid static fabric for this block.
* In this example, I've selected *Kona Coral*.
7. If you click on the Fabric Links tab, you will now see that the block piece is using *Kona Coral* and that color is not associated to any Fabric Link. Click anywhere outside the fabric panel or block area to deselect and exit.
8. Click on the **Save** button () in the top right corner and select **Save to Quilt**.
### b | Static Printed Fabric Swatches
In this example, we will edit an existing quilt block to use a **printed** static fabric.
1. On the left side control panel, click on the **BLOCKS** tab.
2. Click on the **Edit Block** button for the quilt block you'd like to change.
3. The **Block Editor** panel will slide out.
4. Click on the **block piece** that you'd like to change to a Static Fabric. When selected, there will be a light box outlining the selected block piece. The current connected Fabric Link (A) is highlighted.
5. Click on the **Static Prints** tab.
6. Click on the **printed fabric swatch** you'd like to use as a solid static fabric for this block.
* In this example, I've selected *Gingham Checks in Taupe*.
7. If you click on the Fabric Links tab, you will now see that the block piece is using *Gingham Checks in Taupe* and that printed fabric swatch is not associated to any Fabric Link. Click anywhere outside the fabric panel or block area to deselect and exit.
8. Click on the **Save** button () in the top right corner and select **Save to Quilt**.