Quilting Arts –Series 100 –Episode 103

The Electric Quilt Company
Quilting Arts – Series 100 – Episode 103-3 – Embellishments & Encrustations
Andrea Bishop – Webmaster & Software Educator
Embellishments and Encrustations
In EQ6, it is possible to set GIFs and PNGs on a quilt. GIFs
and PNGs are different from other image formats because
they can have an invisible background. This makes it possible
to set pictures of real buttons, real rick-rack, real yarn, real
beads, etc. on the quilt. Here’s how to import a picture and
set it on a quilt:
Making the GIF or PNG Image
For this step you will need to have an image manipulation
software that is capable of deleting backgrounds.
1
Scan or take a picture of the embellishment you are
thinking of using.
2
Open the picture up in your image
software. Make sure your image is on one
layer and the white background is on the
bottom/background layer.
3
Delete the background around your embellishment. Don’t forget to delete the
holes of your buttons or any other see-through places of your embellishment if
you want to see your quilting fabric behind it.
4
Delete the Background Layer. (In Photoshop, for example, you select the
Background layer and click the Trash Can button.) Some image software will
show a grid pattern in the background to indicate the background is missing.
5
The image does not need to be a high resolution or a gigantic image size. Change the Image Size to
be something around 200 pixels. (It does not need to be square.)
6
Choose FILE > Save As and save the image as a GIF or PNG in a location you will be able to find it
again. (Suggestion: Save the file in your My Pictures folder.)
7
Repeat these steps for all the images you are thinking of using. Then, close your image software and
open EQ6.
Importing Image Files through the Photo Library
1
Click LIBRARIES > Photo Library.
2
Click Import > From Image Files. The Import
box will appear.
3
At the top of the box, click the down arrow beside
the Look in: box. Choose the correct drive and
double-click through the folders until you see your
image.
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Quilting Arts – Series 100 – Episode 103-3 – Embellishments & Encrustations
Andrea Bishop – Webmaster & Software Educator
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Click the image file(s) you want to import. To select more than one:
• Hold down the CTRL key and click on each individual file you want to select.
• Hold down the SHIFT key as you click to select a range of files.
• Click one file, then press CTRL+A to select all the files in this folder.
5
Click Open. You will now see the Import Results section of the Library.
6
Click Add to Sketchbook for everything you want to use in this project.
7
Click Import > From Image Files again to import from a different folder or click Close to return
to the worktable.
Setting Photos in a Quilt
For this technique we recommend setting your blocks on Layer 1 and your photos on Layer 2 or 3.
Setting Photos on Layers 2 or 3
1
Start on the Quilt worktable with your quilt in front of you.
2
tool is on your toolbar. (If it is not, right-click over the Quilting tools,
Make sure the Set Photo
left-click Add/Remove Buttons, and put a check next to Set Photo.)
3
Click the layer tab on which you want to set a photo. (Layer 2 or 3)
4
Click the Set Photo tool > click to select the photo in the Sketchbook Photos palette.
5
Hold down your keyboard SHIFT key > position your cursor over the quilt where you want the
photo > click and hold as you drag diagonally to make a box > release the mouse. The photo will
pop into the box. Don’t worry about size or position yet.
Remember – Use a GIF or PNG
Not a JPEG
Adjusting the Size
1
If you do not see the Graph Pad at the top of your screen below the toolbars or menus, click VIEW >
Graph Pad on the menu bar.
2
Click the Adjust
tool > click the photo in the quilt.
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Quilting Arts – Series 100 – Episode 103-3 – Embellishments & Encrustations
Andrea Bishop – Webmaster & Software Educator
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To move the photo, either click and hold in the center of the photo and move it to a new location or
change the first set of numbers in the Graph Pad to move the photo precisely.
4
To resize the photo, either position your cursor over a corner of the photo and drag the corner in or
out or change the third set of numbers in the Graph Pad to enter a precise size.
5
To deselect the photo, click on an empty space on the worktable.
Examples
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