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    Old 01-24-2019, 08:41 AM
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    Originally Posted by LaurMac
    "Looking for help with a panel. I am trying to create a quilt around a panel and can’t seem to figure out if EQ8 can even do this. Many thanks."
    A friend of mine was at a panel workshop and the advice there was to think about what your next border would be and the size and then trim the panel to the correct size - even if you are cutting off several inches.
    LaurMac - you can do that - look at post #76 above. As long as your panel is smaller than 48" square you can can treat it as one block. As to the advice given to your friend, that seems kind of wasteful. Sometimes I add a small frame to the panel to make it the size I can deal with.
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    Old 01-24-2019, 08:51 AM
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    "I have EQ7 and would like to design my own applique blocks. I draw what I want on paper or get pictures from coloring books. I can scan to my computer and then I know how to get them into the program but I am having a terrible time using the drawing tools. My question is, is there a trick or easier way to trace or draw them so I can print the templates."
    Another idea would be to use the applique patterns in the block library and edit them. There is a lot of leeway with that tool.
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    Old 02-01-2019, 12:54 PM
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    Does EQ help with fabric required .i am interested in this does it tell you how Much fabric you need as I find i can't work it out
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    Originally Posted by eparys
    LaurMac - you can do that - look at post #76 above. As long as your panel is smaller than 48" square you can can treat it as one block. As to the advice given to your friend, that seems kind of wasteful. Sometimes I add a small frame to the panel to make it the size I can deal with.
    I found out recently that the center panel can be bigger than 48 inches. I have changed my settings to 100.

    In EQ7, go to the quilt worktable. Click on "Quilt" (middle of the top row of words), then click on the last option "Quilt Worktable Options", "Layout Options", "All Styles". Change the first item from 48 to up to 100. Knowing this has made my life a lot simpler.

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    Old 02-01-2019, 04:11 PM
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    sewingeveryday" the short answer is yes. You build the quilt with the blocks sized correctly, then add your sashing and borders if you choose. Once you have the quilt set up the way you want, you can print estimated yardage.
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    Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
    I found out recently that the center panel can be bigger than 48 inches. I have changed my settings to 100.

    In EQ7, go to the quilt worktable. Click on "Quilt" (middle of the top row of words), then click on the last option "Quilt Worktable Options", "Layout Options", "All Styles". Change the first item from 48 to up to 100. Knowing this has made my life a lot simpler.
    I had forgotten this. Thanks for the reminder. I was actually trying to make a bigger center just last week.
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    Old 02-04-2019, 05:16 AM
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    Originally Posted by eparys
    sewingeveryday" the short answer is yes. You build the quilt with the blocks sized correctly, then add your sashing and borders if you choose. Once you have the quilt set up the way you want, you can print estimated yardage.
    I have found that EQ often overestimates the yardage. I think one of the reasons is HSTs. the estimator counts a full square when making one HST, and I make my HSTs two out of one square. There may be other reasons for the estimations, but I have never found it to underestimate.
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    Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
    I found out recently that the center panel can be bigger than 48 inches. I have changed my settings to 100.

    In EQ7, go to the quilt worktable. Click on "Quilt" (middle of the top row of words), then click on the last option "Quilt Worktable Options", "Layout Options", "All Styles". Change the first item from 48 to up to 100. Knowing this has made my life a lot simpler.
    I've had EQ for years and use it regularly...thanks for this tip. One can also change number of maximum blocks in horizontal and vertical settings...wow my life will be simpler as well.

    Yes, like QuiltNan mentions, it overestimates. But it's still handy to use and gives one a general idea of maximum amount of fabric rather than minimum amount.

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    Old 02-27-2019, 12:26 PM
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    Does anyone here use EQ stitch with EQ 7 (or 8, if it works with that)? I have so much trouble with it and any time I ask for help I feel like I'm the only one. Mainly I have trouble with stitchery parts disappearing, won't change the stitch style/color, things like that. Sometimes with font letters or numbers stitching out weird.
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