EQ5 question - borders
 

New user here!!

I chose 2" borders for my quilt. I can tell it's 2" finished size because when I remove a border on one side the quilt gets 2" smaller. I tried to click on the rotary cutting instructions to verify but it won't let me.

In this case, it's a simple border so I can do the math to cut the fabric, but is there a way to view the rotary cutting instructions for more complicated borders?

I've looked over Rhonda's tutes and the EQ manuals but I guess I'm missing something.

Thanks!!

In EQ7, if I first select a border segment and then select print, I am able to print rotary cutting instructions for that segment. I don't know if it's the same for EQ5.

I guess it's different in EQ5. When I click on a block in the same quilt, I can select the rotary cutting instructions. But when I click on the border, the rotary cutting bits cannot be selected.

Thanks!

if you chose a mitered border, rotary cutting won't be available. try changing to long horizontal or long vertical borders and check just one section of the border. you should be able to see rotary cutting instructions in the EQ5. i choose preview instead of directly to print so that I don't waste paper. HTH

Thanks. I don't know what I'm doing wrong!! I don't do mitered borders so it's not that. I just tried again and the option for cutting instructions is lighter than the other options and I just cannot click it. I have chosen one solid fabric 2" x length of quilt for my border. I just went and changed the border and tried 2 more complicated patterns (diamonds and blocks) and neither one would let me choose rotary cutting instructions. That does not make sense.

I always choose preview by the way.

Long time since I used EQ5, but even with EQ7 I have only been able to print the total quilt, not sections, and yardage used. Thought only the block sections can be printed for templates, rotary cutting or foundation piecing.

Dunster & Nancy, I never knew about this, must try it out, later. 'course I don't read instructions much either.

Rotary cutting is not available on some quilts.

Does it make any difference if you look at the layout without the colouring in?

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Woow.... huge picture, sorry! But this is an EQ picture I have of Kansas Troubles. When I click on just the plain border it does not give rotary directions, but if I click on the little corner star block which is in the border, it does give the option for all types of cutting.

I seem to remember needing to call something a block before you could get the rotary cutting for it.... but haven't worked on it for a long time.

Thanks all. It looks like the user has to figure out the border cutting instructions. At least for a plain border.