#Electric quilt eq8 60 degree diamond Patch#
For example, in this illustration showing 18 spokes, you can click the rotate button 18 times to make a patch rotate completely around the circle back to its original location. When using the Circle grid, each click of the rotate button will rotate the selected patch clockwise by a spoke. There are also 18 spokes surrounding the center circle. Notice that there are 8 complete rings, including the center circle all the way out to the shaded ring. In this example, the rings and spokes are set to 8 and 18. Clicking on a different arc creates a straight line segment. Snap dots are Rings and Spokes, indicated by the shaded areas in the picture.Ĭlicking on the same arc creates an arc. When using a Rectangle grid, each click of the rotate button will rotate the selected patch by 45 degrees. Notice that there are 24 dots horizontally, and 24 dots vertically. In this example, the grid snap dots are set to 24 and 24. Snap dots are Horizontal and Vertical, indicated by the red lines in the picture. You do not need to do anything on this tab if you do not want to. The Applique tab is for adding applique patches on top of your piecing. The PolyDraw tab is for drawing pieced blocks using the PolyDraw tools, and therefore the patches cannot overlap. You may notice two layer tabs at the bottom of the drawing board: PolyDraw and Applique.
Click here to learn more about the PolyDraw tools. With the PolyDraw tools, you’ll notice that with each click, your line will snap to the closest grid point or arc. The PolyDraw tools are your only sources for drawing this type of block. PolyDraw has automatic snapping based on the grid on which you are working.
The Eight Point Start grid style is turned on by default, however EQ8 has 5 other grids for you to use to create pieced blocks. The PolyDraw Grids are only available for pieced blocks drawn using the PolyDraw tools.