Originally Posted by Debbie1
Originally Posted by ghostrider
I use Excel all the time in my quilt designs. Alone or combined with Publisher, it's all I use. Adjust the spreadsheet grid to squares and treat it like graph paper (don't forget to save a blank sheet as a template).
This is exactly what I use it for - graph paper. Then I also have a list of what quilts and made and who I gave them to.
To clarify, I use Excel for more than simply graph paper in the design process, Debbie. Adjusting the grid to squares is merely the first step.
An example from Excel
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and one from Publisher.
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NB: both designs and images are copyright protected