Blue Dahlia block
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I got the material washed and ironed last night and started cutting out the pieces. I have the first 4 rows cut out but since I didn't know what I was going to do with the fabric when I got the 1/2 yard of each, I find that I need to get more of two of the outermost fabrics. I also got 5 yards of the white for the background and talked to the eBay seller about a green for the vines, which she sent a picture of and it's just right.
I copied and re-sized, re-oriented, and copied and pasted some more to do this border from a shot of the yellow with vines fabric. A lot of time just to design the project let alone do it!
I was thinking this is a lot of work but really, the only piecing is the center so maybe doing the applique won't send me over the edge.
I copied and re-sized, re-oriented, and copied and pasted some more to do this border from a shot of the yellow with vines fabric. A lot of time just to design the project let alone do it!
I was thinking this is a lot of work but really, the only piecing is the center so maybe doing the applique won't send me over the edge.
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I have EQ4 and I used it to draw the dahlia. I used plain old Windows Paint to do the rest of it.
I have the picture of what I want to copy on my screen, the yellow fabric with vines. If it is a bmp or jpeg file that I am using Microsoft Picture Viewer or Photo Galery to view it I zoom in however I want to. I then press the PRTSC key on my keyboard, open Paint, and do a Paste. This works on anything on your screen like a pattern you see online.
I use Paint tools to cut out the part I want, open a new file, and paste it. I use the Eraser tool to clean it up if I need to, often using Zoom to get fine detail. If I want it bigger or smaller I use the Select tool to outline it, go to Image... Resize/Skew. To make is smaller I enter 50%, or whatever percentage, on both axis.
Then I just place the pieces where I want them. I usually have the working part of Paint a lot large than my finished part so I can copy and paste and resize then Select and move it to where I want it.
I have the picture of what I want to copy on my screen, the yellow fabric with vines. If it is a bmp or jpeg file that I am using Microsoft Picture Viewer or Photo Galery to view it I zoom in however I want to. I then press the PRTSC key on my keyboard, open Paint, and do a Paste. This works on anything on your screen like a pattern you see online.
I use Paint tools to cut out the part I want, open a new file, and paste it. I use the Eraser tool to clean it up if I need to, often using Zoom to get fine detail. If I want it bigger or smaller I use the Select tool to outline it, go to Image... Resize/Skew. To make is smaller I enter 50%, or whatever percentage, on both axis.
Then I just place the pieces where I want them. I usually have the working part of Paint a lot large than my finished part so I can copy and paste and resize then Select and move it to where I want it.
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