1	Visual Quilting ”quilt top design program” www.visualquilting.com By Peyton C. Richmond, PhD, PE
2	Introduction Why Computer Quilt Visual Quilting 101 Computer Quilting Demonstrations Advanced Computer Quilting Topics Conclusion
3	Why Computer Quilt Creating New Block Designs Saving and Reusing Your Favorites Different Settings for Favorites Choosing Color Schemes How Would That Stash Look… Sharing Ideas in the Computer Age Engaging the Computer Generation
4	Creating New Block Designs
5	Saving and Reusing Your Favorites Draw the Block Export the Block Import, Rescale, and Reuse
6	Different Settings for Favorites Straight Versus Diagonal Different Borders Number of Borders Border Colors Adding Sashes Post Blocks Multiple Blocks
7	Choosing Color Schemes
8	How Would That Stash Look? Scan Fabrics at Home Download Fabrics from the Internet Right Click – Save As Picture – BMP Format Update Visual Quilting “Fabric” Palette
9	Sharing Ideas in the Computer Age E-mail Quilt Design Select Copy Window Image Command Paste into e-mail E-mail Visual Quilting Input Files Attach .QLT file Attach .BXF file
10	Engaging the Computer Generation Visual Quilting can help generate youth interest in quilting My 11 year old designed her first quilt with Visual Quilting My 16 year old used the yardage calculations to purchase her fabrics
11	Visual Quilting 101 Know Your Computer Visual Quilting Layout Designing Square Blocks Coloring Blocks Configuring Quilt Settings Adding and Rotating Blocks Estimating Fabric Yardage
12	Know Your Computer Windows 95/98/ME/XP Mouse Left/Right click Mouse Cursors Keyboard Qwerty/Shift/Del/Esc Storage Hard Disk/CDRom Floppy Disk/Flash drive
13	Visual Quilting Layout Block Window Design or Import Blocks Choose Block Colors Quilt Window Choose Borders/Sashes Place Blocks in Setting Rotate Inside the Shape
14	Designing Square Blocks
15	Coloring Your Blocks
16	Configuring Quilt Settings Number of Borders 0 to 5 Borders Border Width inches Border Style Square Miter Post Sash Options
17	Configuring Quilt Settings Straight or Diagonal Nominal block size Nominal Blocks Wide by Blocks Long Block Pattern “Apply” Calculates Finished Quilt Size Add Configured Block
18	Adding and Rotating Blocks Single Block Pattern Fabric Affects All Checked Fabric Affects All Unchecked Multiple Blocks Selected Alternate Blocks Fabric Affects All Checked
19	Adding and Rotating Blocks Single Block Pattern Rotation Affects All Checked Rotation Affects All Unchecked Multiple Blocks Selected Alternate Blocks Rotation Affects All Checked
20	Estimating Fabric Yardage Configure Calculate Yardage Menu Item Blocks and Quilt Must Be 100% Complete Each Piece must be Assigned a Color Bounding Rectangle & ¼” Seam Allowance
21	Computer Quilting Demonstrations Adding Fabrics to Palettes Creating New Color Palettes Creating the PCR Block Creating the PCR Quilt Estimating Fabric
22	Adding Fabrics to Palettes Scan Fabric to Bitmap (BMP) File Copy to Visual Quilting Program Directory Choose Rectangle for Palette Name Fabric and Specify Rectangle Size Update “Fabric” Palette
23	Creating New Color Palettes File Open – Image Files Open any BMP File in Visual Quilting Edit Select Palette File to Modify/Copy Edit Update Palette Range
24	Creating the PCR Block Set the Grid Size Outline the Block Draw the Pieces Color the Pieces Different Colored Copies
25	Creating the PCR Quilt Switch to the Quilt Window Configure the Borders Quilt Setting Options Add the Configured Blocks Rotate the Configured Blocks
26	Estimating Fabric Select Configure Calculate Yardage Review Fabric Report Block Colors Versus Report Colors Print Block and Fabric Report Go Buy the Fabric
27	Advanced Computer Quilting Topics Advanced Grid Settings Creating New Grid Points Irregular Block Shapes Free Format Quilt Setting Block Rotations Outside the Shape
28	Conclusion Why Computer Quilt Visual Quilting 101 Computer Quilting Demonstrations Advanced Computer Quilting Topics