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1. A Cherry Jubilee il Select and D ESBS double click a a mE 4 pattern _ HEN Cherry Jubilee America Cherry Jubilee Toppings Country French Country Thread Classics Eu Narimantarinr To palette The Tile Fabric dialog opens Tile Height 360 pixels Tile Width 288 pixels Tile Area 103680 pixels Tile Size 311 KB 2 Click the Select icon Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced 3 Click and drag a rectangle around the area to be displayed in the fabric sample Selected area Selected area Tile Height 66 pixels Tile Width 78 pixels Tile Area 5148 pixels Tile Size 15 KB Tle Height Bg E pixels ee a a a Tie Width fao pixels oA Wa Tile Area 7040 pixels Tile Size 21 KB Tip Zoom in to make it easier to select a small area See Zooming fabric samples for details 4 Click Save As to save the sample and keep the original Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes Flannels Symmetry True Friends True Friends Flannels Twelve Days of Christmas Vintage Shirtings Winter Documentaries 4 Winter Documentaries Flannels BENARTEX 2004 BENARTEX 2006 MyFabrics New sample BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 54 Note Click Save to replace the
2. Use Paintbrush Edit toolbar to select and 7 add fabrics to the quilt Add solid or pattern fabrics to individual blocks i i or to the whole quilt Previewing fabrics The fabric samples in the library are small and it is hard to get an idea of what they would look like in a large area You can display a large Sample of any fabric at actual size to help you choose your favorite fabrics BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 21 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials To add fabrics to the quilt Tip To add a single fabric to all blocks in the 1 Open a quilt design quilt hold the Ctrl key and click any block in 2 Click the Paintbrush icon the quilt 3 Select Colors or Fabrics in the Library dialog gt For solid colors click the Colors button then select a tone light mid or dark gt For fabrics click the Fabrics button then click to display the fabrics 4 Select the color of fabric you require 5 Click the block where you want to place the fabric Adding fabrics to patchwork pieces You can add fabrics to patchwork pieces Click to Individually or as a group place fabric 6 Continue until all the fabrics are added To add fabrics to a patchwork piece 1 Open a quilt design 2 Add your patchwork blocks See Adding patchwork blocks to quilts for details 3 Click the Paintbrush icon 4 Select Colors or Fabrics in the Library dialog
3. Select to print actual size or specify a percentage of the actual size Select which parts of the quilt you want to print gt Blocks gt Appliqu BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 32 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials gt Embroidery 2 Select Yardage Print Preview All options jar PRES selected C meas Yardage Options Quilt and Lx x blocks only 3 Click the Options button Print Options Yardage dialog opens Quilt and Pint Options e el applique TS only width 44 00 in Sao T Print details Quilt and Allowance 0 25 in embroidery only 4 Enter your fabric width Tip Press Next Page and Previous Page 9 Enter a Seam Allowance to move through all the pages 6 Click Print Note The same seam allowance is applied to all patches and appliqu s Printing the yardage 6 Select the Print Details checkbox to print extra information below each fabric Use Yardage to calculate and print a list of the fabrics used with an estimate of the yardage needed for each based on the fabric width and a specified seam allowance The list is ordered from the most used fabric to least used To print the yardage 1 Click the Print Preview icon Print Preview dialog opens BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 33 Print Details shows an outline of the required fabric width and length with every patchwork piece and appliqu object shown P
4. gt Diamond gt On Point 4 Click OK Rectangular blocks On point blocks Changing the number of blocks You can alter the look of the quilt by changing the number of blocks in each row and column Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting Same size block but different numbers To change the number of blocks 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens Blocks Enter number s of blocks roe Width FA 10 00 in Height 7 10 00 3 Enter Blocks options gt Blocks across gt Blocks down Blocks across 4 Blocks down 4 Blocks across 4 Blocks down 6 4 Click OK BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 8 Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting Changing the size of blocks Block Height You can alter the look of the quilt by changing the size of the blocks Width increased Al oO Same number of blocks but different sizes Height To change the size of blocks cracked 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon 4 Click OK The Quilt Layout dialog opens a Adding sashes between blocks Blocks down aE ne a I eee Smet Bom ET eu block a Narrow pieces of fabric called sashes can be pies mate inserted between the quilt blocks to separate them Sometimes small sash squares are added 3 Enter Block options at the junctions You can also add sash
5. gt For solid colors click the Colors button then select a tone light mid or dark gt For fabrics click the Fabrics button then click to display the fabrics BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 22 5 Select a color or actual fabric Original quilt 6 Click where you want to place the color or fabric Click to place fabric 7 Continue until all the fabrics are added Tip To add the fabric to all geometrically equivalent patchwork pieces hold Ctrl as you Click Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials Viewing blocks and fabrics used in the design Panels at the bottom of the Design Window each display up to eight patchwork blocks colors or fabrics used in the quilt To view blocks and fabrics used in the design gt Use the scroll buttons lt or gt to move the display one tile to the left or right Blocks Used E gt lt Dov LU a eI Fabrics Used I el tt s mj gt Be Sse Colors Used B lt J gt gt Click the double scroll buttons lt lt or gt gt to move the display to the end left or right Note The blocks are shown in their original Library colors orientation and shape even if the blocks on the quilt have been recolored rotated and or skewed Viewing quilt designs BERNINA Quilter provides many viewing modes to make it easier to work with your design Zoom in on an area to see more detail view the design
6. The Input Library Name dialog opens Input Library Name rx Enter name for custom library Name smyBlocks ox ee 3 Enter a name for your library and click OK The sign prefix denotes a custom library 4 Select the new library and right click within the window 4 Block Library Manager e ada Look In SMyBlocks ES Library Manager SET H 4 MainBlocks Crazy Sensible Wild View New Category ene i Select New Block Close 5 Select New Block from the popup menu A new blank block is added to the library 6 Give it a name and close the block library manager You can now edit your freshly created blocks in the Block Library See Creating custom blocks for details Note You can create as many sub categories in your custom library as required See Organizing custom blocks for details Creating custom blocks Once you have defined a block library to store your custom blocks and have added as many Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced blanks as needed you can edit them in the Block Editor To create a custom block gt In the Library select your custom library E MainBlocks g Pi E Select custom library and blank block Select a blank block and click the Edit button The selected blank block opens in the Block Editor The blank block defaults to the 10x10 grid standard for quilt blocks a SMy
7. to separate the blocks Borders and sashes can alter the size and appearance of your quilt They can be used to frame and soften a busy design Borders can also be used to enlarge a quilt so that it fits a standard bed More than one border may be used on each quilt With borders and sash a js a EEF ae ST Many quilts use a combination of fabrics similar in color and value for the background Patchwork patterns are created by the contrast between light medium and dark fabrics Contrast in color depth is critical to some designs It is good practice to select your Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting background color before deciding on your other design colors es y Aj zi P LE aaa Al A 4 e erwin bes K Contrast between light medium and dark fabrics When fabrics are placed carefully a three dimensional illusion can be created Solid or plain colors are placed to create bold contrasts between the patchwork blocks When working with a single color select a wide range of fabrics En er j 5i i A eel yes Pl ee Oe Soe Creating 3D effects Using a dominant color With BERNINA Quilter you can also add appliqu and embroidered objects to the quilt One patch oT block with applique object Border with One patch mitred block with corners embroidery no sashes object Square quilt with four blocks BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 2 Plan
8. object Skew control handles appear 2 Skew the object by dragging the skew control handles See also Skewing objects using click and drag Tip Hold the Alt key when skewing to copy an object and skew the copy leaving the original unchanged Scaling objects a A picture embroidery or appliqu can be resized by dragging its resize handles Any selected picture embroidery or appliqu object can be resized 20 from its current size by using the Scale by 20 Down Up tool in the same way as BERNINA Embroidery Software If you select an embroidery object the Embroidery Window opens when you click the Scale by 20 Down Up icon or if you use the sizing handles Use Scale by 20 Down Up Edit toolbar to scale appliqu or embroidery objects To scale an object 1 Select the object Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing 2 Scale the object gt Click the Scale by 20 Down Up icon to scale down 20 gt Right click the Scale by 20 Down Up icon to scale up 20 Deleting blocks and objects You can delete fabrics from individual patchwork pieces using the blank block Patchwork blocks can be deleted from the quilt using the blank block or the Delete button Appliqu or embroidery objects can be deleted from the quilt with the Delete button Deleting fabrics using the blank block Fabrics can be deleted from individual patchwork pieces using the blank
9. 100 4 roc rectangles jin jin F Square Square 5 Click OK 4 Enter number of border rectangles Adjusting rectangle borders gt Across across the top and bottom of the Rectangle borders can be adjusted so that the qunt top and bottom border widths are different to Down down the sides of the quilt the side width You can also change the number of rectangles along each side as well as making them square Note This does not need to be the same as the number of blocks across or down the body of the quilt Across 2 Across 3 Across 4 Down 2 Down 4 Down 4 5 Enter height of border rectangles across the quilt and their width down the quilt gt Height set height of border rectangles To adjust rectangle borders 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 15 Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting gt Width set width of border rectangles Height 1 Height 2 Height 3 Width 3 Width 2 Width 1 6 Select the Square checkbox to make the border rectangles square across and or down the quilt Squares Across ON Across Squares 4 Down Squares 4 7 Click OK BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 16 BERNINA QUILTER ESSENTIALS I
10. match a plain fabric that you already have or use a color printout to find a matching fabric from your fabric store Fabrics Library The Fabrics Library contains a range of scanned fabric samples from the Benartex range These can be ordered from Benartex or your local fabric store The order number is displayed as a tooltip The fabrics are organized BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 19 into categories of like fabrics You can add your own scanned fabrics to this library Library g m _ Colors T Fabrics Current Select Fabrics selection to display Benartex fabric senartex Anniversary Florals Apple Butter Apple Butter Flannel Authentic Documentaries Autumn Moon Bare Necessities Barn Dance Barry Kimmell Carr Basics Belle France Select a block Fag wee sexe Expand or_ collapse node mE EE RRA CSL FZR To palette Note You can also scan plain fabrics and save them in the Fabrics Library See also Managing backdrops and fabric samples Adding patchwork blocks to quilts Use Library Edit toolbar to display and choose patchwork blocks lt Use Paintbrush Edit toolbar to select and s add patchwork blocks to the quilt The Block Library contains an assortment of patchwork blocks organized into categories You can change blocks at any time Once t
11. scaling 50 skewing 49 appliqu adding to quilts 1 Arrange toolbar Group 45 Regroup 45 Ungroup 45 arranging objects 45 averaged colors viewing 25 backdrops managing 58 backing 3 batting 3 bitmaps scanning 17 black and white outlines 24 blank block deleting fabrics 50 deleting in quilts 50 block deleting fabrics 50 height 9 patchwork 1 width 9 block categories creating 64 blocks adding a sash 9 adding fabrics 21 adding to quilt 18 20 adding with Paintbrush 47 block library 20 changing block size 9 changing layout 7 changing number 8 deleting patchwork blocks 51 displaying 23 duplicating 46 editing 43 library 19 mirroring 49 moving 48 printing 29 printing block construction 30 rotating 48 selecting with Eyedropper 44 selecting with Select Object 43 setting up layout 7 transforming 48 borders adding quilt border 12 adjusting rectangle borders 15 changing border style 13 changing sash border 9 changing width 14 deleting quilt border 13 inserting quilt border 12 patchwork 1 brightness adjusting 26 categories creating block categories 64 creating fabric 59 deleting 59 moving fabrics between 60 changing control points 38 circles adding appliqu 36 reshaping applique 39 Circular Appliqu tool 35 circular appliqu adding to quilt 35 colors adjusting hue 26 adjusting mixing 26 library 19 mixing your own 27 viewing averaged colors 25 construction printing 30 control points adding 3
12. 39 Paintbrush adding fabrics blocks 47 adding patchwork blocks 47 Paintbrush tool 20 21 47 Palette Fabric Palette 25 Pan tool 24 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Index panning designs 24 Paste tool 46 pasting with Select tool 46 patchwork printing blocks 29 quilt designs 1 patchwork blocks 1 adding to quilt 20 adding with Paintbrush 47 creating 61 62 deleting 50 51 moving 48 organizing 64 patchwork pieces adding fabrics 22 adding to quilts 20 printing 30 patterned fabrics averaged color display 25 displaying 23 preview 21 patterns patchwork 1 pictures inserting scanning 18 moving 48 viewing hiding 18 piecing 1 plain fabrics displaying 23 preview patterned fabrics 21 Print Preview tool 28 Print tool 28 printing patchwork blocks 29 patchwork pieces 30 quilt designs 28 whole quilt 32 yardage for quilt 33 quilt adding appliqu 35 adding fabrics 21 adding patchwork blocks 20 deleting embroidery 51 locking 44 printing whole quilt 32 17 transforming blocks 48 quilt blocks showing outlines 24 quilt borders adding 12 changing style 13 changing width 14 deleting 13 inserting 12 quilt designs opening 4 patchwork 1 printing 28 Quilt Layout tool 7 quilt layout setup 7 quilt sizes 3 quilt top 3 Quilter opening 4 quilting adding circular appliqu 36 adding embroidery 40 adding freeform appliqu 36 adding rectangle appliqu 35 construction 3 editing blocks objects 43 rectangle ap
13. 76 using 17 viewing 18 imperial converion table 3 importing fabric samples 60 inches conversion table 3 layout adding sashes 9 adjusting rectangle borders 15 changing block format 7 changing block number 8 changing block size 9 changing border width 14 on point 7 rectangle 7 setting up 7 libraries creating your own 61 library adding blocks to quilt 20 blocks 19 colors 19 fabrics 19 patchwork blocks 20 previewing patterned fabrics 21 Library tool 20 21 Load Picture dialog 18 Load Picture tool 18 Lock Appliqu tool 44 Lock Embroidery tool 44 Lock Quilt tool 44 Lock toolbar Lock Applique 44 Lock Embroidery 44 Lock Quilt 44 locking whole quilt 44 Manage Blocks dialog 61 64 Manage Fabrics command 59 60 Manage Fabrics dialog 59 60 menu bar Arrange 69 Edit 68 General 70 Help 69 Settings 69 View 69 metric conversion table 3 Mirror Horizontal tool 49 Mirror Vertical tool 49 mirroring blocks objects 49 mixing your own colors 27 modifying objects reshaping 37 reshaping circle appliqu 39 Move Edit Selection tool 57 moving control points 38 fabrics between categories 60 objects arranging aligning 45 deleting 50 duplicating 46 editing 43 grouping ungrouping 45 mirroring 49 moving 48 reshaping appliqu 37 rotating 48 scaling 50 skewing 49 transforming 48 on point diamonds 1 outlines displaying 24 viewing block outlines 24 Oval Appliqu tool 36 ovals reshaping circles
14. Delete insert border selected Tip Click the Add button again to add another border Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting 4 Click OK No border Single border Two borders Inserting borders One or more borders can be inserted inside the selected border To insert borders 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens Borders Add Delete Insere Insert a new Selected border Ea of 1 Style Mitered v Width 1 00 gt in 32 00 in 42 00 in Note To activate the Insert button add a border 3 Select a border Selected border highlighted BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 12 4 Inthe Border panel click the Insert button New border inserted The new border is inserted inside the selected border Tip Click the Insert button again to insert another border 5 Click OK Deleting borders Just as they can be inserted borders can be deleted To delete borders 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens Select border to delete 3 Select the border to delete Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting 4 Inthe Border panel click the Delete button Tip Click the Delete button again to delete the next border 5 Click OK Changing border style Quilt borders can be changed using different styles Each border
15. Hue Brightness dialog opens Use the sliders to adjust the settings BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 26 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials 4 Move the slider to adjust hue and or Mixing your own colors brightness From the Palette you can change the color of any solid fabric or create and save new fabric colors using the Color dialog To mix your own colors 1 Click and drag a solid fabric to the Fabric Palette 2 Double click the solid fabric in the Fabric Original colors Hue adjusted Palette The Color dialog opens Custom colors Hue adjusted in Brightness adjusted EERE Ef ff selected areas Hue 19 Red 195 TTI i Green 161 Custom Cola ColoriSolid Lum 153 Blue 130 Define Custom Color Cancel Add to Custom Colors Tip Select the Preview checkbox to update the display as you adjust the settings Drag slider to adjust color brightness 5 Click Hide Color to remove all color from the selected area or the whole quilt if nothing is selected This helps to show the balance of light and dark in the quilt 3 From the Basic colors table select a color that closely matches the color you require 4 Click and drag the cross hairs on the color spectrum to get the exact color you require 5 Drag the slider on the right of the color spectrum to adjust color brightness The HLS and RGB values appear in the bottom right hand corner of the Color dialog Enter the
16. Library The Blocks Library contains traditional patchwork designs such as Log Cabin or Wild Goose Chase which can be used as a starting point for your design Use one patchwork block type over the whole quilt or mix and match a number of different ones You can change the appearance of your quilt easily by rotating blocks changing the colors and patterns of the fabrics used Experiment with different effects until you find the one you like best Library Blank Select Blocks Colors or Fabrics 1 MainBlocks E Antique Mosaic Current selection Expand or _ _ aiue Baskets collapse node Birds amp Butterflies Blocks 2006 Borders Buildings Checked Borders Classic Blocks Compass amp Wheels Diamond When you have designed your quilt you can print out a list of how much of each fabric you need as well as cutting templates of the patches needed complete with or without seam allowances Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials Colors Library The Colors Library includes a range of solid colors divided into light medium and dark Library Current Select Colors to __ Fa display plain el om selection fabric TT Bu Select light d medium or dark BE colors Dea Inn T BEE _ E T TT E EH a E Choose a solid color from the Colors Library to
17. Select tool gt With the Select tool selected click a block as One block selected Several blocks selected RT a Tip Hold down Ctrl to select multiple blocks BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Selecting blocks with the Eyedropper Use Eyedropper Edit toolbar to select patch work blocks or fabrics Use the Eyedropper tool to select a patchwork block or fabric that has already been used in the quilt or is stored on the Fabric Palette Use the Paintbrush tool to add the patchwork block or fabric to the quilt To select a block with the Eyedropper 1 Click the Eyedropper icon 2 Select either a patchwork block or fabric gt Click the Blocks button for patchwork blocks gt Click the Colors button for plain fabrics gt Click the Fabrics button for patterned fabrics 3 Select the color fabric or patchwork block from the quilt or one of the Palettes Used A preview is shown in the Library Preview panel k g ss o Colors A OCLC Ce selected BEEEEEOS ae HEHEHE oe CLELLELEEECE he sesseeeeeess Eyedropper HAS brings Sss sa ia i selected color LI is isis BEERS M li D eee Li ST st iii Le oe Topalete es _igi ajal m Blocks p ee selected ie Bizne 4 k oo Eyedropper ris brings selected block Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing 4 Click the Paintbrush icon to add the block or fabric
18. Show Actual size Style Qutline Colour Print All Selection Cancel IV Print guide 4 Select to print actual size or specify the number of blocks per page 5 Select to print in color or outline Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials gt Outline print only the lines around blocks and patches gt Color print blocks in color 6 Select print range either all or a selection gt All print all blocks gt Selection print selected blocks only Tip Don t forget to select the blocks before printing 7 Select the Print Guide checkbox to print the quilt guide The quilt guide includes an outline drawing of the whole quilt with a number in each element that will be printed in the following pages The same number appears next to the element when it is printed individually Tip Press Next Page and Previous Page to move through all the pages 8 Click Print BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 29 Printing patchwork block construction Block construction includes the individual pieces making up the blocks sashes sash squares and border sections Each piece is printed with a specified seam allowance The printout is divided into block sections beginning immediately after the guide is printed Each section prints everything required for one block Each block section begins with a block guide printed at one fifth sc
19. Use Ctrl Drag to constrain movement up or down Ctrl dragged into position Applique selected v Use Alt Drag to copy the object to the new position DeL Le Alt dragged ANS to copy Appliqu selected v Use Ctrl Alt Drag to copy the object to the new position up or down Applique selected Rotating blocks and objects Use Rotate 90 CCW CW Edit toolbar to rotate selected blocks Click to rotate counter clockwise Right click to rotate clock wise BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 48 You can rotate blocks or objects in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction When multiple blocks are selected each is rotated in its own place a L Z 5 S ll 4 NI 4 m A A T x f fy D oy J A1 a ii kis 7 f p me 3 ty AL AIT Any selected picture embroidery or appliqu can be freely rotated by clicking and dragging its rotate handles Tip Hold the Alt key when rotating an object using rotate handles to create a rotated copy of the original To rotate a block or object 1 Select the block or object to rotate See Editing blocks and objects for details 2 Click the Rotate 90 CCW CW icon gt Right click to rotate 90 clockwise gt Click to rotate 90 counter clockwise AE JAJE pe EA Block selected Block rotated e
20. deleting one deletes the whole object Reshaping circle appliqu objects x For appliqu objects created with the Oval Appliqu tool you reshape using the existing reshape nodes only You cannot add change or delete control points in these appliqu objects You can change Circle appliqu objects from circles to ovals using the Reshape Appliqu tool Circle appliqu objects have two control points used to change the radius and Use Reshape Appliqu Edit toolbar to reshape circle appliqu objects BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 39 orientation of the object a center point used to reposition it and a stitch entry point center point control point control point To reshape circle appliqu objects 1 Select a Oval Appliqu object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon Tip To move a circle click the control point in the circle s center and drag it to a new position 3 Click a control point on the circumference of the circle and drag it to reshape the outline gt To reshape without changing the orientation use the higher control point gt J reshape J control y point Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing gt To reshape and spin the object around its center point use the lower control point x f 4 reshape control y point Sh ae a 4 Press Enter Incorporating embroidery into quilt designs Embroidery des
21. your quilt by working out the overall measurements then calculate how many blocks borders and sashes are to be used Decide which patchwork blocks are to be used and how you will use color Try out various arrangements and colors until you find one that you like Quilting A quilt is like a sandwich formed of three layers gt Quilt top a collection of patches sewn together usually forming a regular shape such as a rectangle and may include borders and sashes gt Batting a layer of padded material between the front and back fabric to add thickness and substance gt Backing a layer of fabric added to the back of a quilt to encase the batting quilting top batting material backing fabric Quilting involves sewing decorative designs on quilts These designs use run stitches to divide the fabric into sections giving a pattern of raised areas Quilting can be done either by hand or by free motion using a sewing machine Tip A quilt can be a combination of patchwork and quilting using patchwork blocks pieced together with quilting stitches Metric conversion table BERNINA Quilter uses inches in for measuring designs Use the table to convert between Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting imperial and metric measurements The most common quilting You will find it easier to use the decimal equivalent for imperial measurements when working out quantities with a calculator Metric
22. 2 Select Design mode 3 Click the BERNINA Quilter icon The BERNINA Quilter design window opens Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 4 Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting Note You can also launch BERNINA Quilter by selecting File gt BERNI NA Quilter or pressing Ctrl Q Title bar nn RNINA Quilter Untitled Menu bar sq File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help Lock toolbar sH Za DEHN hel o Be B QQQAAH ROS Edit toolbar gt i Ie Ed My amp Standard toolbar i i al ew j ga Arrange X gt n toolbar i tas EP i x Design window abric palette Colors MainBlocks E MyBlocks gt gt gt lt gt Blocks used Changing grid settings Click Show Grid Standard toolbar to show or hide the grid Right click to open the Grid dia log BERNINA Quilter lets you gt show or hide the grid gt set the grid spacing gt snap objects to the grid or other outlines X 58 41 Y 3 93L 58 54 M 3 8 Z0 07 y Colors used Fabrics used Note BERNINA Quilter uses inches in for measuring designs unlike the embroidery program which uses the Windows setting which is normally in millimeters mm To change grid settings 1 Right click the Show Grid icon BERNINA Q
23. 8 changing 38 deleting 39 moving 38 reshaping appliqu 37 selecting 37 conversion table metric 3 Copy tool 46 copying with Select tool 46 creating block categories 64 custom blocks creating 61 62 organizing 64 custom colors 27 custom libraries creating 61 Cut tool 46 cutting instructions printing 65 cutting with Select tool 46 decimal conversion table 3 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 75 deleting blank block 50 control points 39 Design toolbar Quilter 4 designs adding embroidery to quilt 40 creating embroidery 41 editing embroidery 42 Saving 7 viewing information 6 viewing settings 23 dialog Adjust Hue Brightness 26 Color 27 Library 20 Load Picture 18 Manage Blocks 61 64 Manage Fabrics 59 60 Options gt Grid 5 Print Options Appliqu 31 Print Options Block Construction 30 Print Options Blocks 29 Print Options Whole Quilt 32 Print Options Yardage 33 Print Preview 29 30 31 32 33 Quilt Layout 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Quilt Properties gt Quilt 6 Save As 7 Tile Fabric 54 55 56 58 diamonds on point 1 Draw Appliqu tool 35 36 drawing adding appliqu Shapes 36 duplicating blocks objects 46 Edit toolbar Adjust Hue Brightness 26 Circular Appliqu 35 Draw Appliqu 35 36 Embroidery Window 40 41 42 Eyedropper 44 Library 20 21 Load Picture 18 Mirror Horizontal 49 Mirror Vertical 49 Oval Appliqu 36 Paintbrush 20 21 47 Quilt Layout 7 Rect
24. A or its authorized dealers within the warranty period and they will be replaced free of charge You are responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance and bear the risk of loss damage and misplacement of the products The purchaser relies on their own skill and judgement in selecting the software for their own use and assumes the entire risk as to the results and performance of the software Subject to warranties and conditions imposed by law BERNINA International AG expressly disclaims all other warranties and conditions whether express or implied including without limitation warranties and conditions of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose title and non infringement BERNINA International AG specifically does not warrant that the software will meet the purchaser s requirements or run without interruption or error or appear precisely as described in the accompanying documentation LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will BERNINA International AG or its developers officers employees or affiliates be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like whether foreseeable or unforeseeable arising out of the use of or inability to use the software or accompanying security device and cable and accompanying documentation regardless of the b
25. BERNINA USER MANUAL BERNINA Quilter COPYRIGHT 1997 2009 BY WILCOM PTY LTD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No parts of this publication or the accompanying software may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to any third party without the express written permission of Wilcom Pty Lid A B N 43 001 971 919 146 156 Wyndham Street Alexandria Sydney New South Wales 2015 Australia PO Box 581 Alexandria 1435 Phone 61 2 9578 5100 Fax 61 2 9578 5108 Email wilcom wilcom com au Web http www wilcom com au NOTE The screen illustrations in this publication are intended to be representations not exact duplicates of the screen layouts generated by the software PRINTED USER MANUAL Registered owners of BERNINA Embroidery Software are permitted to create one 1 copy of the BERNINA Embroidery Software User Manual for their personal use This can be printed with a personal printer or through a commercial printing company LIMITED WARRANTY BERNINA International AG warrants for a period of 90 days commencing from the date of delivery of the software to you that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship Your exclusive remedy for breach of warranty is to return the products together with proof of purchase to BERNIN
26. BERNINA Quilter Editing The embroidery file is stored with BERNINA Quilter and opens when the BERNINA Quilter file is re opened Create a new embroidery design on the fly to add to the quilt As you create the embroidery design objects with stitches and color are shown in the BERNINA Quilter window Each embroidery design on the quilt opens in its own Embroidery Window for editing Be BE A SA A FA To create a new embroidery design 1 Open a quilt design Editing embroidery designs in Quilter 2 Select the Embroidery Window icon Use Embroidery Window Edit toolbar to edit The Embroidery Window opens V7 embroidery in quilt designs You can edit embroidery designs in Quilter Any changes you make show up as you work ce ae 2 A Oo BY D Note You cannot open the Embroidery Window if you have selected multiple or grouped embroidery designs 4 112422 as ial 7 L s SOC sx x CIE S 4 HAL CLP 3 Use the digitizing tools to create an embroidery design as in BERNINA Embroidery Software To edit an embroidery design in Quilter 4 When the design is complete select File gt 1 Open a quilt design Save and Return BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 42 2 Select an embroidery object Object selected nos oof 344 3 Click the Embroidery Window icon The Embroidery Window opens 4 After editing select File gt Sa
27. Blocks Crazy Block Editor ec a File Edit View Help R OE 0 2 4 6 8 10 tlelm r Isle X 0 87 Y 192L 211 A 1143 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 62 If required adjust block size via the Edit gt Block Size command Modify block size as required Use the drawing tools and color palette to edit the blank block EER SMyBlocks Crazy Block Editor 8 foe File Edit View Help lelmiri In lelx s Ready X 12 49 Y 0 87 L 1252A 40 WH Note Reshaping lines in a block causes any current colors to be removed This is correct behavior as reshaping an area can change its geometry making existing colors invalid In general the drawing tools work the same way as in BERNINA Embroidery Software Tool Purpose Use Select Shapes to select any lines drawn in the design window Use Zoom Box to zoom in on details in your design Use in conjunction with Pan xy Use Reshape to modify selected lines in ee eens the block Click and drag them as required Right click to add reshape nodes Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced Tool Purpose ey Use Pan to click and drag the design within the editor window when working at high zoom factors Use Color in conjunction with the color pal ette to color in selected areas of the block Use Line to draw lines and divide up the grid as required Use Curve to create curved lines Use Solid Recta
28. FE HIMEN i File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help Ee RENNA OT il NP ren NP re NP ra ii alm al 2D R DEE Al 5d Bae DA gt 2 i 4 E Be el A L A0 2 0e 4 Al Y al a 3 Inthe embroidery design window select File gt Insert Design 4 Select a design and click OK 5 Make any changes required Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Any edits can be seen in the quilt window Ea BERNINA Quilter Samplel arq SES B File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help S5 x Ha Dee 4y ein HR eaRaRAaROUS Ez lL Pate nn Le o M s SIL library x B NC KE Blocks k GY Colors Es ew YL Fabrics Last A a nues ul PI PIPES PIP BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design in Samplel Bernina F i File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help ns i p re Hoop Layout EP fm ETES EEE x wH tm w a DRE a M 54 325 AAA A 24 LA i B c3 AN L AO 4 0e 4 Al 2 E ne 2i D A 6 Select File gt Save and Return The Embroidery Window closes Tip Use File gt Save As to save a copy of the original design 7 Select and move the embroidery design to its correct position D E JE Creating a new embroidery design Use Embroidery Window Edit toolbar to add embroidery to quilt designs BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 41 Chapter 3
29. Guide checkbox for the first page to be an outline drawing of the whole quilt with a number in each element that will be printed in the following pages The same number appears next to the element when it IS printed individually Tip Press Next Page and Previous Page to move through all the pages 8 Click Print Printing appliqu shapes Use Print Appliqu s to print the outline shapes of the appliqu s in the quilt which can be used as templates or as a guide to assembly In the Print Guide numbers printed in each appliqu are placed inside the image of that appliqu or outside with a line pointing from the number into the outline If two appliqu s are identical in shape they are given the same number and printed once Recognition of same shapes ignores rotation but not mirroring skewing or resizing Appliqu can be applied to a quilt using one of two techniques gt normal no seam allowance needed gt turned edge appliqu add seam allowance Use this method to print appliqu shapes that were created using the appliqu drawing tools See Printing patchwork block construction to print blocks that include appliqu as part of the block To print applique shapes 1 Click the Print Preview icon Print Preview dialog opens Print Preview Ex Print preview what C Blocks Whole Quilt Block Construction Yardage Appliqu Options Lx Jo 2 Select Appliqu 3 Click the Option
30. H 4 BENARTEX New Category 2 Browse to the location you require Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced 3 Right click in the display window and select New Category from the popup list Tip You can also create new categories using the Create New Categories icon A New Category folder is created S Fabric Library Manager bn Look In SMyFabrics c gt Library Manager ESM Fabrics p H 4 BENARTEX 2004 NewCherry New H 4 BENARTEX 2006 rh gt BENARTEX Import Scan Tile Delete Rename Close 4 Enter a name for the new folder 5 Double click the new folder to open it 6 Enter the name of the new file in the Save As field 7 Click Save The new fabric sample is saved in the new category folder Deleting fabrics and categories Use Manage Fabrics File menu to delete fabrics or categories The Fabric Library Manager dialog lets you delete fabric categories when they are no longer needed To delete a fabric or category 1 Select File gt Manage Fabrics BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 59 The Fabric Library Manager dialog opens Sd Fabric Library Manager Lim Lookin sMyFabrics eus JacobeanJoyeux 2 Select a sample or category right click and select Delete from the popup menu or simply click Delete A confirmation message appears 3 Click Yes Tip Select the file to be del
31. Redo Same as Edit gt Redo Show Hide Images Object Prop Same as Settings gt Object Prop erties erties KT A HH Show Grid Same as View gt Grid Fee Same as View gt Picture L Zoom Box Same as View gt Zoom Box Zoom In 2X Same as View gt Zoom In 2X Zoom Out 2X Same as View gt Zoom Out 2X P p p Show All Same as View gt Show All BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 70 Edit toolbar R EE il E B e AUTO Salce Select object for sizing moving mirroring or rotating Set up number and arrangement LE LE blocks in the quilt Library Display and choose patchwork blocks Reshape Reshape selected applique Applique objects Mirror Hori Same as Arrange gt Mirror Hori zontal zontal Mirror Verti Same as Arrange gt Mirror Verti cal cal Rotate selected objects in 45 Rotate 90 increments Click to rotate Left Right counter clockwise Right click to rotate clockwise Scale selected object in 20 Scale by 20 increments Click to reduce Down Up object s Right click to increase object s Adjust Hue Adjust hue or brightness of the Brightness whole quilt or selected objects Dim Picture Dim or brighten image to show quilt more clearly eee Select and add patchwork blocks to the quilt Select a patchwork block or fab Eyedropper Embroidery Open a separate embroidery Window window Rectanglular Draw rectangle or square appli Appliqu ques ae APPI Draw ovals or circle appl
32. ale including key letters identifying the patches in the block Use this method to print blocks that include appliqu as part of the block See Printing appliqu shapes to print appliqu shapes that were created using the appliqu drawing tools To print patchwork block construction 1 Click the Print Preview icon Print Preview dialog opens Print Preview es Print preview what Blocks Whole Quilt Block Construction Yardage Appliqu Options 2 Select Block Construction 3 Click the Options button Print Options Block Construction dialog opens Print Options Block Construction Show Actual size Cancel 4 toa page _ cena Print s 5 Fu M Print guide C Selection Seam Allowance 0 25 A in Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials 4 Select to print at actual size or specify the number of blocks per page 5 Select print range either all or a selection gt All prints all blocks gt Selection prints selected blocks only Tip Don t forget to select the blocks before printing 6 Enter the Seam Allowance BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 30 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials The outside of the seam allowance is called the cutting line and is not the same as the patch outline or stitching line Seam Allowance 0 25 Seam U A SN Allowance 1 0 7 Selectthe Print
33. angular Appliqu 35 Reshape Appliqu 35 37 38 39 Rotate 90 CCW CW 48 Scale by 20 Down Up 50 Scan Picture 17 18 Select 43 Select tool 46 Tile Fabric 58 editing blocks objects 43 embroidery adding to quilt 40 adding to quilts 40 creating 41 deleting from quilt 51 editing 42 moving 48 Embroidery Window 42 Embroidery Window tool 40 41 42 embroidery adding to quilts 1 Eyedropper tool 44 selecting blocks 44 fabric modifying tiled area 53 printing yardage 33 printing yardage needed 33 resize sample exactly 56 resize with Nudge tool 57 selecting areas 53 selecting tiled areas 53 fabric categories creating 59 fabric palette organizing fabrics 25 fabric patterns view actual size 24 fabric samples creating 58 importing 60 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Index rotating 55 zooming 55 fabrics adding to blocks 21 adding to patches 22 adding to quilt 18 adding with Paintbrush 47 deleting 50 59 displaying 23 library 19 light medium and dark 1 managing 58 moving between categories 60 organizing on Fabric Palette 25 previewing patterned fabrics 21 removing from quilt 50 scanning samples 17 selecting with Eyedropper 44 File Menu Manage Fabrics 59 60 freeform appliqu adding to quilt 35 Grid tool 5 grid changing settings 5 Group tool 45 grouping objects 45 grid 5 picture 18 hue adjusting 26 images hiding 18 inserting 18 managing 58 moving 48 scanning 17 18
34. ards the back Send to Back Send selected object to the back Settings menu Object Proper Adjust properties for selected shapes ties Options Adjust settings for display window Display Setup Calibrate screen Scanner Setup Set scanner options Help menu Help Topics List online help topics Online Manual Open User Guide in Adobe Acrobat PDF format About Show BERNINA Embroidery Soft ware version information BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 69 Appendix A BERNINA Quilter Quick Reference Guide The BERNINA Quilter window contains the Standard toolbar toolbars described below Some are shortcuts to the pulldown menu command s cy Show 1 1 Same as View gt Show 1 1 View parts of a design which are Lock toolbar EJ Pan not currently visible in the design Fa Lock Quilt Lock the whole quilt window Lock Appii a ae Fabric Show fabrics at actual size d Lock the appliqu shapes que Show Fabric 9 Show fabrics with averaged col Za Lock Embroi Lock the embroidery design A ors dery y gn Color Er Show Out Show only black outlines of the Standard toolbar lines quilt blocks 1 New Same as File gt New Open Same as File gt Open LJ Save Same as File gt Save S Print Prints design using current print settings 4 Print Preview Same as File gt Print Preview db Cut Same as Edit gt Cut Copy Same as Edit gt Copy Paste Same as Edit gt Paste Undo Same as Edit gt Undo
35. ary The sign prefix denotes a custom library gt Right click in the display window and select New Category from the popup list Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced Alternatively click the Create New Categories icon at the top of the dialog S Block Library Manager Por Look In SMyBlocks El e e EJ Library Manager BEY EA ss E Animals Animals ra iamond Sensible Wild uzzle New Category folder created View wee Select New Category gt Enter a name for the new folder gt To delete a block or category right click and select Delete from the popup menu amp Block Library Manager koks Look In SMyBlocks e img Use popup menu gt to copy delete Edit Bock and edit blocks Use the same popup menu to copy and paste blocks between folders Tip You can copy favorite factory defined blocks from protected folders to your own custom folders Use the popup to rename blocks or edit them as required See also Creating custom blocks BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 64 Printing out cutting instructions You can print Rotary Cutting instructions for your own custom blocks from inside the Block Editor Note Not all patches can be rotary cut Only blocks that are comprised of simple 3 or 4 sided shapes are suitable Thus some patches may not appear in the rotary cutting Instructions To print out cutting ins
36. asis of the claim and even if BERNINA or an authorized BERNINA representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of incidental consequential or special damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you TERMINATION Your License to use the BERNINA Embroidery Software is effective as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement This License will terminate automatically without notice from BERNINA International AG if you fail to comply with any of the terms of the License Agreement You may terminate this License at any time by returning the BERNINA Embroidery Software and all copies thereof the dongle security device cable and all accompanying documentation to BERNINA International AG CONTACT If you have any questions please contact your BERNINA distributor or BERNINA International AG CH 8266 Steckborn Switzerland Tel 41 52 762 11 11 Fax 41 52 762 16 11 Rev 1 May 2009 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PATCHWORK AND QUILTING Patchwork is a popular technique for designing and sewing patches into blocks BERNINA Quilter can be used to design patchwork quilts either from existing designs or patterns or from designs of your own making Use BERNINA Quilter to experiment with patches and colors enabling you create beautiful personalized quilts Blocks on the quilt can be filled with patches of either pa
37. at actual size or zoom out to see the whole design This works the same way as zooming designs in BERNI NA Embroidery Software Pan across the design instead of scrolling and quickly change between one view and the last You can show or hide design elements with a variety of display settings You can turn object outlines on or off You can show a line drawing representation of the quilt blocks together with any appliqu or embroidery as well as a blended color version BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 23 Panning across designs Use Pan Standard toolbar to pan the quilt design 7 In addition to the scroll bars panning provides a quick way to view parts of a design which are not currently visible in the Design Window Panning is typically used after zooming in on an area To pan across a design 1 Select the Pan icon The mouse pointer changes to a hand Tip Press and hold the Spacebar to change the cursor to the Pan icon 2 Click and drag the quilt until it is in the correct position els BE ts PR co z Fais a ee n 6 EL Si DE saan Bi amp E E 25 Be mE Em BES el Click and drag Displaying black and white outlines a Use Show Outlines Standard toolbar to show only black outlines of the quilt blocks If the quilt has a busy pattern it is useful to hide all the fabric colors and show the design as only blac
38. bitmap image as a backdrop as in BERNINA Embroidery Software See Digitizing with Backdrops for details Drawing applique rectangles Use Rectangular Appliqu Edit toolbar to create rectangular applique BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 35 The Rectangular Appliqu tool provides a quick way to digitize appliqu rectangles or squares To draw an appliqu rectangle 1 Click the Rectangular Appliqu icon 2 Digitize one or more boundaries as in BERNINA Embroidery Software by marking rectangle origin then rectangle corner Tip Press Alt and mark corners to digitize a square 3 Click to close the boundary Tip Reshape appliqu using the Reshape Appliqu tool This is used in the same way as the Reshape tool in BERNINA Embroidery Software See Reshaping objects for details Drawing freeform appliqu shapes Cy Use Draw Appliqu Edit toolbar to create freehand appliqu You can create freeform outlines or borders using the Draw Appliqu icon To draw a freeform appliqu shape 1 Click the Draw Appliqu icon 2 Click to create points on the first boundary 3 Click to close the boundary Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing 4 To create holes in the appliqu click to create points on the next boundary All boundaries after the first one are holes in the appliqu 5 After the last boundary has been digitized press Enter again to complete the appliqu If a color or fabri
39. block This is useful if you need to delete a selection of fabrics from patchwork pieces randomly scattered around the quilt See also Deleting objects To delete fabrics using the blank block 1 Select the Colors or Fabrics button Caution If the Blocks button is selected you will delete the patchwork block 2 Inthe Library dialog click the Blank window The preview window clears Blank block i selected SAO BL Hotte SABA Do a To paletie 3 Select one or more patchwork pieces BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual The patchwork piece is cleared Colors button selected Original quilt Tip Hold the Ctrl key and then click the block or patch to be deleted from the quilt Press Ctrl to apply all Colors button selected Original quilt Deleting blocks Patchwork blocks can be deleted from the quilt using the blank block or the Delete button This is useful if you need to delete a selection of patchwork blocks randomly scattered around the quilt See Deleting fabrics using the blank block for details To delete a block 1 Click the Select icon 2 Select the Blocks button 3 Select the block s to be deleted 4 Do one of the following gt Click the Blank window in the Library dialog or Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing gt Press the Delete key Blocks button selected Original quilt Deleting objects App
40. borders gt Block Width depending on the sash style selection Adding sashes A sash between the blocks can be added and adjusted by gt Changing the width of the sash gt Changing the style of the sash BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 9 gt Adding a sash border D C K 4 e KIK e RD EN Rectangular square sashes PR ee EE On point square sashes When sashes are added the quilt size increases to accommodate the sash dimensions The size of the blocks stays the same To add a sash between the blocks Open a quilt design Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens N a Width 0 00 4 in e Select sash sye fone style Select a Sashes style Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting Note The sash styles are different for rectangular and on point layout Horizontal sash H Vertical sash on top No sashes Sash squares Horizontal sash Vertical sash on top Note Selection of None hides the Sash Border checkbox No sashes Squares BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 10 4 Select the Sash Border checkbox to add a sash border around the quilt Sashes Width 1 00 l in A Style Sash squares v Select sash scchborder border The border reflects the sash style you have chosen e g If you have chosen a
41. c is selected in the Library the appliqu is filled with that color or fabric If no fabric is selected the appliqu is filled with white color Add fabric to the appliqu required E as z Marked reference points Add colors or fabrics as with blocks See Adding fabrics to the quilt for details Drawing appliqu circles e The Oval Appliqu tool provides a quick way to digitize appliqu circles Use Oval Appliqu Edit toolbar to create cir cle or oval appliqu To draw an applique circle 1 Click the Oval Appliqu icon 2 Digitize one or more boundaries as in BERNINA Embroidery Software by marking the center point then mark a point on the circumference gt If you want a circle press Enter BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 36 gt If you want an ellipse mark a third reference point and press Enter Use Reshape Appliqu Edit toolbar to adjust us the reshape nodes of selected applique objects You can change the shape of an appliqu object by selecting it with the Reshape Applique icon and moving adding or deleting reshape nodes on the outline For some appliqu objects you can also change reshape nodes from corner points to curves Reshaping applique objects using reshape nodes x Change appliqu object shapes by selecting them with the Reshape Appliqu icon and modify
42. can use a different style lee To change border style 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens nc f Select border wih 10 in Style H 3 Select a border 4 Select a Border Style BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 13 gt Mitred HE Mitred corner gt Corner Squares EH gt Horizontal EH gt Vertical EE Square corner Horizontal corner Vertical corner Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting gt Rectangles Rectangle corner 5 Click OK Changing border width Quilt borders can be adjusted to the exact width needed to suit the quilt If you select the rectangle border you can also change the number of rectangles along each side as well as making them square zn ro EE m s To change border width 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens 3 Select a border Borders ES EE Selected lle Style Mitered width 1 00 Hire Enter border H width 32 00 in 42 00 in BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 14 Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting 4 Enter the border width 3 Select Rectangles border from the Borders Style Borders _Add Delete Insert Selected to FT Border Eo width Across Down increased 5 m Enter number Height I with EQ Of border
43. creen without taking up too much disk space or memory Tip If an image needs to be resized or rotated it is best to do so during scanning Scaling afterwards may distort the image To scan a backdrop or fabric 1 Setup your scanner See Setting up scanners for details 2 Prepare the artwork or fabric for scanning 3 Create a new file or open a quilt design you want to insert the fabric into BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 17 4 Click the Scan Picture icon Your scanning program will open 5 Choose a scanning mode and resolution See Scanning artwork into BERNINA Embroidery Software for details 6 Preview the image in the scanning program Select the area to be scanned and scan the image 8 Save the scanned image in a compatible format such as BMP Inserting pictures Use Load Picture Edit toolbar to open a pic Be ture 5 You can insert bitmap images of various formats for use as digitizing backdrops for embroidery or appliqu You can also insert bitmap images of fabrics for storing in the Fabrics Library See Creating fabric samples for details Use Scan Picture Edit toolbar to scan your artwork or fabric To insert a picture 1 Click the New icon A new file opens 2 Click the Load Picture icon The Load Picture dialog opens EH Load Picture Lookin Ji Quits Name Date modified Type Size 4 x RedFlower bmp i Regroupl bmp i Regroup2 bmp Desktop ee ReshapeC
44. d double click a pattern in the Library BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 55 The Tile Fabric dialog opens Tile Height 122 pixels Tile Width 110 pixels Tile Area 13420 pixels Tile Size 40 KB 2 Select an area if required 3 Click one of the Rotate icons gt Rotate 90 Left gt Rotate 90 Right Tile Height 121 pixels Tile Width 110 pixels Tile Area 13310 pixels Tile Size 40 KB A A A MRO PLANS Hiha Wia aa AY aa AQ yi Se NO RSS A Re AN nn gt T ga ar hr aoe iis N 2 NAN y PR A y A AN y PR _ _ 4 4 LR 7 Ke 7 a A w DA i FO ds 7 DF NAN AN ANA NES NESs NES Ft MN PE MN PE MN Sample rotated to the left 4 Click Save As to save the sample and keep the original sample Resizing tiled areas exactly If you need to resize the selection rectangle to an exact size enter the dimensions Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced To resize a tiled area exactly 1 Select and double click a pattern in the Library The Tile Fabric dialog opens Tile Height 358 pixels Tile Width 300 pixels Tile Area 107400 pixels Tile Size 322 KB Load Picture Save Save As Cancel Click the Select icon Click and drag a rectangle around the approximate area to be tiled in the fabric Sample Tip Zoom in to make it easier to select a small area See Zooming fabr
45. dow Duplicate selection and place it on cur rent selection Delete selection without placing it on clip board Select all applique objects in design Lock all applique objects so they cannot be moved accidently Lock all embroidery objects so they can Embroidery not be moved accidently BERNINA Quilter Lock all the quilt so it cannot be changed Deselect All Deselect all selected objects in design Edit Embroi Open the embroidery in BERNINA Embroidery Software to edit Onscreen Manual 68 Appendix A BERNINA Quilter Quick Reference Guide View menu Show 1 1 Show quilt at correct size Show All Show whole quilt Zoom In2X Zoom in to quilt by factor of two Zoom Out 2X Zoom out of quilt by factor of two Zoom Box Zoom selected area to full window size Picture Show or hide background picture Grid Show or hide grid and sets grid size and spacing Measure Measure block or object size Toolbars Show or hide toolbars Arrange menu Mirror Horizon Mirror selected object s horizontally tal about center Mirror Vertical Mirror selected object s vertically about center Group Group selected objects into one object Ungroup Separate grouped object into compo nent objects Regroup Group previously grouped objects after ungrouping Bring Forward Bring selected object one layer towards the front Bring to Front Bring selected object to the front Send Send selected object one layer Backwards tow
46. e Standard toolbar to paste copied blocks from the clipboard Use the Select tool to copy and paste blocks appliqu or embroidery and the Paintbrush tool to copy and paste fabrics Note If a block is pasted from one quilt to another and the quilts have different sized BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 46 blocks the pasted block will be resized to fit the new quilt To copy cut and paste with the Select tool 1 Click the Select tool 2 Select the block embroidery or appliqu to be cut or copied then do one of the following gt Click the Cut icon gt Select Edit gt Copy gt Click the Copy icon gt Press Ctrl C gt Right click the object and select Copy from the popup menu Select blocks to copy Original quilt 3 Click where the block is to be pasted then do one of the following Select Edit gt Paste Click the Paste icon Press Ctrl V Right click the object and select Paste from the popup menu VV VV wv Blocks pastedinto new position Select where to paste blocks Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Adding blocks and fabrics with Paintbrush lt Use Paintbrush Edit toolbar to add patch i work blocks or fabrics to the quilt Use the Paintbrush to add patchwork blocks or fabrics from the Library to the quilt Note Patchwork blocks cannot be added to sashes sash squares or parts of borders that are not in Blocks style To add block
47. e 7 Show Fabric 1 1 24 Show Fabric Average Color 25 Show Outlines 24 style changing border style 13 changing sash style 9 Tile Fabric dialog 54 55 56 58 Rotate 90 Left 55 Rotate 90 Right 55 Tile Fabric tool 58 Tile Fabric toolbar Move Edit Selection 57 Select 53 Zoom 1 1 55 Zoom In 55 Zoom Out 55 tile modifying fabric sample 53 tiled areas selecting 53 transforming blocks objects 48 TWAIN compatible scanners 17 Ungroup tool 45 ungrouping objects 45 viewing images 18 outline view 24 panning across designs 24 78 Index patterned fabric at actual size 24 quilt designs 23 whole quilt printing 32 width changing sash width 9 11 Zoom 1 1 tool 55 Zoom In tool 55 Zoom Out tool 55 zoom fabric samples 55 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 79
48. e Reshape Appliqu Edit toolbar to add reshape nodes Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing You can add reshape nodes to object outlines by clicking with the Reshape Appliqu icon selected Note You cannot add reshape nodes to appliqu objects created with the Oval Appliqu tool To add reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon 3 Position the pointer where you want to add the reshape node 4 Click to add a reshape node gt Left click to add a corner point gt Right click to add a curve point Right click Left click 5 Adjust the position of the reshape node by dragging it along the outline as required Changing reshape nodes Reshape object outlines by changing corner reshape nodes to curves or vice versa Note You cannot change the reshape node in appliqu objects created with the Oval Appliqu tool See also Reshaping circle appliqu objects BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 38 To change reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon 3 Select the reshape node 4 Press Spacebar po gy Deleting reshape nodes Delete unwanted reshape nodes to change an outline To delete reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon 3 Select the reshape node or points Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing 4 Press Delete Note If the object only has two reshape nodes
49. e Se a Lies Line Lie bie Li Line Line Line Line Lite Tip You can also rotate objects using click and drag See also Rotating objects using click and drag Mirroring blocks and objects Click Mirror Horizontal Edit toolbar to mirror selected blocks horizontally A Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Click Mirror Vertical to mirror selected blocks vertically p You can mirror blocks either horizontally or vertically When multiple objects are selected they are mirrored about the center of the total selection bd bd 7 CRO SS EEE EI v j 5 f f bd Lh When a single block is selected it is mirrored about its center When multiple blocks are selected their designs are mirrored about their centers To mirror a block or object 1 Select the block or object to mirror See Editing blocks and objects for details 2 Click the Mirror Horizontal icon to flip horizontally or Mirror Vertical to flip vertically TLE URSS AE EL N r Si i Copied and mirrored horizontally Mirrored vertically Skewing objects Any picture or appliqu can be skewed in the same way as an object in BERNINA Embroidery Software except that there are two more skew control handles Embroidery can be skewed in the Embroidery Window BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 49 To skew an object 1 Double click the picture or appliqu
50. e cursor near one of the sides of the selection rectangle gt Place the cursor outside to increase the tile size gt Place the cursor inside to decrease the tile size The cursor changes to the Move Edit Selection cursor Move Edit Selection cursor 6 Keep clicking inside or outside the edge of the rectangle until the tile is resized correctly BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 57 Note Check the dimensions in the Tile Height and Tile Width fields amp Tile Fabric BENARTEX Krazy Cats and Mary Lou Too 688 54 Tile Height 80 4 pixels Tile Width 100 21 pixels Tile Area 8428 pixels Tile Size 25 KB A A A MBit Load Picture Save Save As Cancel 7 Click Save to save any changes Note To save the new tile and also keep the original click the Save As button Managing backdrops and fabric samples Pictures bitmap images can be inserted or scanned into BERNINA Quilter for use as digitizing backdrops or as fabric samples Fabrics can be either plain or patterned Plain fabric samples are stored in the Colors Library and patterned fabrics are stored in the Fabrics Library BERNI NA Quilter provides various ways to manage your patterned fabrics See also Scanning backdrops and fabrics Creating fabric samples Select Tile Fabric Edit toolbar to create your own fabric Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced The Tile Fabric dialog lets you create yo
51. ell as stitching and general information The Author name is included on printouts To view quilt design information 1 Select File gt Quilt Properties The Quilt Properties gt Quilt tab opens Quilt Properties mi Sr Guit Summary Design name Untitled Version 60 Length 60 00 in Width 40 00 in Blocks 24 Blocks used 1 Patches 24 Appliqu 0 Embroidery designs 0 Total stitches 0 2 Enter your name and any other information you want to save with the quilt design Quilt Properties Ea Quit Summary Author Susan Keywords Diamond Comments Emma s quilt 3 Click OK BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 6 Saving BERNINA Quilter designs m Use Save Standard toolbar to save BERN INA Quilter files Save your design early and often BERNINA Quilter designs are saved in ARQ format which can only be read by BERNINA Quilter To save BERNI NA Quilter designs 1 Select File gt Save If this is the first time you have saved the design the Save As dialog opens The file is saved as an ARQ file 2 Select the BERNINA Quilter ARQ file type from the Files of Types list Save As he Ji Designer zPics Quilts v Search p Name Date modified Type Size _ Samplel arq Filename Quilt arq Save as type Artista Quilter designs V6 0 arq Z a Hide Folders LEA Note Yo
52. essage appears Importing fabrics Use Manage Fabrics File menu to import fabrics The Fabric Library Manager dialog lets you import a file containing multiple fabrics as supplied by BERNINA International AG New FLB files can be downloaded from the internet BMP or JPG files can also be imported To import a fabric 1 Click File gt Manage Fabrics BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 60 The Fabric Library Manager dialog opens Fabric Library Manager Lo Le Lookin SMyFabrics 7 e amp ck EJ Library Manager f Sue al Ca Fish i Flowers A BENARTEX 2004 H 4 BENARTEX 2006 m4 BENARTEX er Import Import Scan Tile Delete Rename Close 2 Click I mport The I mport dialog opens EH Import Look in J QuiterFabrics cy Ey Name Date modified Type Size Recent Places a MainFabrics flb NewFabrics flb File name NewFabrics flb Files of type Artista Quilter Fabric Library lb xl Cancel 3 Select a file type from the Files of Type dropdown list 4 Browse to the location of the file 5 Select the file to import 6 Click Import The selected files are added to the Library Move new fabrics to a suitable folder or create a new folder for your own fabric samples See Creating fabric categories for details Creating custom patchwork blocks BERNINA Quilter allows you to create your own block lib
53. eted and press the Delete key Moving fabrics to other categories Use Manage Fabrics File menu to move fabrics to other categories The Fabric Library Manager dialog lets you move your patterned fabrics to other categories To move a fabric to another category 1 Select File gt Manage Fabrics Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced The Fabric Library Manager dialog opens S Fabric Library Manager Look In ja FlowerShow iS Library Manager SMyFabrics Ca Fish a H 4 BENARTEX 2004 El BENARTEX 2006 A H W un ive re a re pod co co S Be amp R Les EA p b ais S 2 gt N a a k O z a 3 8 5 S N k o So amp N o 8 amp N be O 8 g g amp 7 S T D gt BB og 4 a 4 4 ire m 2030 53 D a LE reg N w un un 8 w o amp 5 W N R 5 w N e e N O w N amp B wW w ps a M JacobeanJoyeux JollyOIStNick KansasSong KayesCottage a MinkeeFlannels MinkeeGelato NatureScapes A Palazzn 2033 33 r 2035 55 5 W bid un un N O wW gt w N N g w w N g 2 Le x W un Le a R pa Ax Select to move 2 Select a fabric sample to move 3 Drag the fabric sample to the new folder in the left window A confirmation m
54. hey have been added to the design you can then add your chosen fabrics To add patchwork blocks to a quilt 1 Open BERNINA Quilter and set up the quilt layout See Setting up the quilt layout for details 2 Click the Paintbrush icon The Library dialog opens to the right of the window 3 Click the Blocks button Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials A listing of all pre defined patchwork blocks appears by category Click in the listing to display the contents of a category Library E Select Blocks s k Colors or TE Fabrics Current selection BENARTEX Anniversary Florals Apple Butter Apple Butter Flannel Authentic Documentaries Moon Select a block Bare Necessities Barn Dance Barry Kimmell Carr Basics Expand or collapse node IT AA 42 why EE taped la Ea EM RREH SEA FR RAF To palette Select a block or blocks on the quilt To select multiple blocks either gt Drag a bounding box around a group of patchwork blocks or gt Holding down the Ctrl key click to select the blocks you require Select a patchwork block from the Library The patchwork block is copied to the Design Window FH BERNINA Quilter Untitled ees File Edit View Ar el File Edi
55. horizontal sash the border is added to the top and bottom of the quilt only Sash squares Border added to sash squares style H E Horizontal sash Border added to horizontal sash style HH HEE Vertical sash Border added to vertical sash style 5 Click OK Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting Changing the width of the sash A sash between the blocks can be adjusted by changing the width of the sash To change the width of the sash 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens Sashes Adjust sash ME oe i width H e nas E F Sash border 3 Select a Sashes style 4 Enter a Sashes Width Sashes width 1 inch Sashes width 2 inches 5 Click OK BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 11 Adding borders around the quilt One or more borders can be added around outside of the quilt Borders can reflect the style of the quilt choose from square mitred vertical horizontal or block style Adding borders Adding a border places a new border on the outside of the quilt whereas inserting a border places it inside the selected border To add borders 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon The Quilt Layout dialog opens 3 Inthe Border panel click the Add button The new border is added and highlighted Add a new a
56. ic samples for details Enter the dimensions in the Tile Height and Tile Width BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 56 The measurements are taken from the top left hand corner of the current selection rectangle Enter the dimensions a Tile Fabric BENARTEK Cherry Jubilee 169 10 Tile Height 140 pixels Tile Width 130 pixels Tile Area 18200 pixels Tile Size 54 QA A AATA gt Load Picture Save Save As Cancel 5 Click Save As to save the sample and keep the original sample Resizing tiled areas with the Move Edit Selection tool m Use Move Edit Selection Tile Fabric dialog to resize a fabric sample a pixel at a time If you need to resize the selection rectangle by a pixel at a time use the Move Edit Selection tool Use this method to trim or expand tiles by small amounts To resize a tiled area with the Move Edit Selection tool 1 Select and double click a pattern in the Library The Tile Fabric dialog opens 2 Click the Select icon 3 Click and drag a rectangle around the area to be tiled in the fabric sample Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced Tip Zoom in to make it easier to select a small area See Zooming fabric samples for details Select the Move Edit Selection icon Move Edit Selection selected 9 Tile Fabric BENARTEX Krazy Cats and Mary Lou Too 688 54 Q A AAT Area to be removed Move th
57. igns can be opened and edited in the BERNINA Quilter Embroidery Window You can also create a new embroidery design on the fly to add to the quilt Caution f your quilt design uses an embroidery design the ARQ file will include the embroidery design file These included designs Should not be shared as this will infringe copyright laws Adding embroidery to quilts Use Embroidery Window Edit toolbar to add W embroidery to quilt designs Add a previously digitized design or create a new embroidery design in the BERNINA Quilter BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Embroidery Window The quilt design can include more than one embroidery design ei TE rer Qt k A B P i Note Embroidery designs on the quilt need to be opened and stitched using BERNI NA Embroidery Software You cannot stitch embroidery designs from BERNINA Quilter To add embroidery to a quilt 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Embroidery Window icon The Embroidery Window opens T7 BERNINA Quilter Samplel arq ta File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help He DEN SX no HR El RaRAROUS i Palette o It i EE k g 7 j E A Blocks Colors e w 1 Fabrics x MainBlocks HA miisi MyBlocks E T jen joue BSF E GW BERNINA Embroidery Software DesignerPlus Design in Samplel Bernina r
58. ing patchwork blocks Modifying tiled areas of fabric samples From the one fabric sample you can create a number of different samples Each sample can be saved with separate names and in different categories as required GD Tite Fabric BENARTEX Cherry Jubilee 163 9 Zoom in on an area to see more detail or view the image at actual size The tiled area can be resized or moved to create an accurate sample of your fabric The image can also be rotated to change its appearance Selecting tiled areas of a fabric Use Select Tile Fabric dialog to select an z eee e a eee area of the fabric sample ns OOO Oee m wo 2999989 EPON S Use the Tile Fabric dialog to set up patterned roe eeeee ke fabrics in the way that suits you You can select font e Q e et amp amp amp amp and save the exact area of the fabric to be tiled peer pr er ert eee es By selecting only small areas of the fabric using se 2 2 2 o a i a aaea the selection rectangle you can change the look Select different areas to create different fabric samples of the fabric sample because only the selected area is tiled and displays in the preview window BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 53 To select a tiled area of a fabric 1 Select and double click a pattern in the Library Benartex Classics Berry Patch Bird in Hand Bluebirds of Happiness Buds and Blossoms
59. ing the available reshape nodes Use Reshape Appliqu Edit toolbar to dis play the reshape nodes of selected appliqu objects To reshape appliqu objects using reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Reshape nodes appear around the object Curve reshape node Corner reshape node 3 Modify the outline by adding deleting changing or moving the reshape nodes depending on the object type and the required change Change entry and exit points and stitch angle as required Press Enter to apply the changes Tip Press Esc to deselect the Reshape Appliqu tool Selecting reshape nodes Reshape nodes can be selected individually or together for repositioning or modification To select reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon gt Click to select a single reshape node BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 37 gt Holding down Ctrl click to select multiple reshape nodes gt Click and drag a bounding box around a group of reshape nodes to select Moving reshape nodes You can move reshape nodes to change an outline shape To move reshape nodes 1 Select an object 2 Click the Reshape Appliqu icon gt Click and drag a single reshape node to a new position gt Similarly click and drag multiple reshape nodes to a new position Adding reshape nodes x Us
60. ion Yardage Appliqu Options Print range Copies C All Number of copies i Pages from 1 to 5 212 a Select the printer you want to use Note To change the print settings click Options and change the settings as required In the Print What panel select the information to include gt Blocks See Printing patchwork blocks for details gt Block Construction See Printing patchwork block construction for details gt Applique See Printing appliqu shapes for details gt Whole Quilt See Printing the whole quilt for details gt Yardage See Printing the yardage for details Click the Options button to adjust settings for each Preview a printout by gt clicking the Preview button in any Print Options dialog gt clicking the Print Preview icon gt selecting File gt Print Preview Enter the number of copies you require BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 28 7 Click OK Printing patchwork blocks Use to print a series of whole patchwork blocks including blocks sashes sash squares and border blocks To print patchwork 1 Click the Print Preview icon Print Preview dialog opens Print Preview Print preview what Blocks C Block Construction Whole Quilt C Yardage Options oc _ coe 2 Select Blocks 3 Click the Options button The Print Options Blocks dialog opens Print Options Blocks
61. iques a APPIN Draw appliqu shapes Scans picture into BERNINA Embroidery Software Show the fabric tiled over the complete design window Scan Picture Tile Fabric Load Picture Insert image in design window Appendix A BERNINA Quilter Quick Reference Guide Arrange toolbar al F ii i z S Group Same as Arrange gt Group Ungroup Same as Arrange gt Ungroup Regroup Same as Arrange gt Regroup Bring For Same as Arrange gt Bring For ward ward Bring to Front Same as Arrange gt Bring to Front Send Back Same as Arrange gt Send Back ward wards Sendito Back Same as Arrange gt Send to Back Align Left Vertical Left align selected objects Align Centers Vertically align centers of Vertical selected objects Align Right ia l Vertical Right align selected objects Align Top Horizontal Aligns top of selected objects Align Middle Horizontally align centers of Horizontal selected objects Align Bottom Align bottoms of selected Horizontal objects Align centers of selected objects AAM en to design center BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 71 APPENDIX B STENCIL QUILT DESIGN SAMPLES The Holice Turnbow stencil quilt design samples shown in this appendix are a sample of those included with your BERNINA Embroidery Software program The online manual contains the full range of Holice Turnbow stencil quilt design samples You can access it from your BERNINA Emb
62. k and white outlines All blocks appliqu Shapes and embroidery designs are reduced to outlines only This technique can also be used to Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials view appliqu objects more clearly when reshaping To display black and white outlines gt Click the Show Outlines icon Only outlines display Show Outlines OFF Show Outlines ON gt Click the Show Outlines icon again to toggle outline view gt Show color blocks with no outlines to create a more realistic view of the finished quilt by pressing Ctri L Whole quilt showing Only applique showing Viewing fabric fabrics at actual size ol Use Show Fabric 1 1 Standard toolbar to show fabrics in actual size Sometimes it is useful to show fabrics at their actual size It is easier to differentiate between fabrics particularly if you are using a number of similar fabrics The blocks themselves do not change size only the pattern in the fabric BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 24 To view fabric fabrics at actual size gt Click the Show Fabric 1 1 icon When the tool is selected fabric fabrics are displayed at actual size Se ore Show Fabric 1 1 OFF Show Fabric 1 1 ON gt Click the Show Fabric 1 1 ic
63. liqu or embroidery objects can be deleted from the quilt using the Delete button in the Same way as in BERNINA Embroidery Software Note Use Blank block together with the Fabrics button to delete the fabric from appliqu s To delete an object 1 Click the Select icon 2 Select the object s to be deleted 3 Press the Delete key The object s deleted Appliqu s deleted Fabrics deleted from appliqu s BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 51 Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Tip Use Lock Quilt to prevent selecting and deleting patchwork blocks by mistake See Locking areas of the quilt for details BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 52 CHAPTER 4 BERNINA QUILTER ADVANCED The BERNINA Quilter lets you S Tile Fabric BENARTEX Cherry Jubilee 169 10 import pictures to use as patterned fabrics From a single fabric sample you can create a number of different Samples BERNINA Quilter provides various ways to manage your patterned fabrics It also lets you create new categories for your patchwork blocks delete them and transfer blocks between categories This section provides details of re advanced BERNINA Quilter features including managing backdrops and Tile Height 140 pixels Tile Width 130 pixels Tile Area 18200 pixels fabric samples changing the appearance of fabric samples and manag
64. mm Imperial inch Decimal inch 3 1 8 0 125 6 1 4 0 25 9 3 8 0 375 12 1 2 05 16 5 8 0 625 19 3 4 0 75 22 7 8 0 875 25 1 1 0 50 2 2 0 75 3 3 0 100 4 4 0 130 9 5 0 150 6 6 0 225 9 9 0 250 10 10 0 300 12 12 0 450 18 18 0 500 20 20 0 900 36 1 yard 36 0 1000 1 meter 40 40 0 Quilt sizes Use the table as a rough guide to the most common quilt sizes It will vary according to the blocks you use Quilt Imperial inches Metric cm Baby 36 45 x 45 54 90 115 x 115 137 Cot 42 48 x 54 60 107 122 x 137 152 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 3 Quilt Imperial inches Metric cm Single 56 64 x 84 100 142 162 x 213 254 Double 70 80 x 84 100 178 203 x 213 254 Queen 76 84 x 90 104 193 213 x 228 264 King 92 100 x 90 104 234 254 x 228 264 Jumbo 120 124 x 120 124 304 315 x 304 315 BERNINA Quilter basics Quilting design involves a different technique from ordinary embroidery design For this reason the BERNINA Quilter application has its own design window which you open from within BERNINA Embroidery Software Launching BERNINA Quilter Click BERNINA Quilter Design toolbar to launch the application Launch BERNINA Quilter from within BERNINA Embroidery Software Note If BERNINA Quilter does not open from BERNINA Embroidery Software check that Internet Explorer V6 has been installed on your PC This is a minimum requirement To launch BERNINA Quilter 1 Run BERNINA Embroidery Software
65. n BERNINA Quilter you can create and visualize a complete quilt design select recolor and view blocks add fabrics then edit and view the entire quilt layout Print out a plan of the finished quilt both the whole quilt and all component patchwork blocks and pieces as well as cut templates for patchwork pieces and patchwork blocks BERNINA Quilter can also calculate and print out how much of each fabric you will need This section describes how to set up a quilt design how to add patchwork blocks and CHAPTER 2 fabrics as well as how to organize patchwork blocks and fabrics on screen Printing quilt designs and design file handling are also covered Using images Bitmap images can be inserted or scanned into BERNINA Quilter for use as digitizing backdrops for embroidery or appliqu or as fabric samples As with BERNINA Embroidery Software you can show or hide a bitmap backdrop temporarily See Digitizing with Backdrops for details Scanning backdrops and fabrics Use Scan Picture Edit menu to scan a bit S map image or fabric into BERNINA Quilter The scanning feature in BERNI NA Embroidery Software allows you to use most TWAIN compatible scanners You can use any scanning software provided that it can save the image in one of the compatible formats When scanning a fabric set the scan to 256 colors 100 and 72 dpi dots per inch These settings will give a small file which will display well on your s
66. ngle to create rectangular shapes in the currently selected color lt G Use Solid Circle to create circular shapes in the currently selected color Use Solid Shape to create any shape in the currently selected color Tip When a block is zoomed out to the maximum you will need to reselect the Zoom Box icon and redraw the zoom box in order to zoom in again Use the View gt Snap to Grid command to force the draw tools to conform to the grid Use the View gt Smart Snap command to force the draw tools to always join lines whether or not they conform to the grid When satisfied with the block select File gt Save BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 63 The block is now available for use in the Block Library Library _ Colors hais Fabrics Edit amp MainBlocks E MyBlocks Custom blocks ready for use Organizing custom blocks The Block Library Manager dialog lets create block categories to organize and classify your patchwork blocks You can also delete individual blocks and block categories when they are no longer needed See also Creating custom libraries To organize custom blocks gt Click File gt Manage Blocks The Block Library Manager dialog opens _ Block Library Manager EEE Look In SMyBlocks ef x oH Assoc MainBlocks Crazy Diamond Sensible Wild zzle gt Browse to a custom libr
67. on again to reduce the fabric pattern to the same proportions as the quilt Viewing averaged colors C Use Show Fabric Average Color Standard toolbar to show fabrics with averaged colors When you are choosing fabrics for a quilt it is important to select the balance of light medium and dark tones which will produce the effect that you require Use the Show Fabric Average Colors tool to blend each fabric into one averaged color allowing you to check that you have achieved the correct balance of tones To view averaged colors gt Click the Show Fabric Average Colors Icon Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials When the tool is selected fabric in each block is blended into one averaged color OSO halen OSLO Show Fabric Average Colors ON CB BARRA k Er SES Show Fabric Average Colors OFF gt Click the Show Fabric Average Colors icon again to display actual fabric fabrics Organizing fabrics on the palette You can place a selection of fabrics on the Palette for easy recognition and access You can use it to select and display a number of possible fabrics for use in a quilt for example a selection of green fabrics It can also be used if you have one quilt design which is being used to create a number of different quilts with different fabrics or colors Palette E ser He lt ES Lx f Move colors and fabrics around the palette by clicking and dragging Swap fabrics by dragging and dro
68. onPoints bmp a RE Rotatel bmp ji oi Rotate2 bmp a SasheHorizintal bmp F Preview B SasheHorizintal amp Border bmp a pe SasheHorizintalOnTop bmp rk 4 SasheOnPointBackward bmp pe SasheOnPointForward bmp RedFlower bmp Bitmap Files bmp File name Files of type 3 Select a folder from the Look In list Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials 4 Select a file type from the Files of Type list e g BMP 5 Select the file you want to insert Tip Select the Preview checkbox to preview the selected file 6 Click Open Viewing and hiding picture 500 Select Show Hide Images Standard toolbar to show or hide the picture You can show or hide a bitmap backdrop temporarily To view or hide a picture gt Click the Picture icon to show the image gt Click it again to hide the image Show picture Hide picture Adding blocks and fabrics to the quilt With BERNINA Quilter you use a built in Library to add patchwork blocks to your quilt These are stored in a Blocks Library Once they have been added to the design you then add your chosen fabrics Colors and fabrics that will make up the quilt design are organized into either the Colors Library which contains solid colors or the Fabrics Library which contains a selection of scanned fabrics BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 18 Blocks
69. original image with the new sample Zooming fabric samples Use Zoom 1 1 Tile Fabric dialog to show fab ric sample at actual size Use Zoom In 2X Tile Fabric dialog to zoom Kci in to the fabric sample a Use Zoom Out 2X Tile Fabric dialog to zoom out of the fabric sample Use the Zoom tools to display the fabric sample at its actual size or zoom in or out Zooming does not change the sample in the preview window To zoom a fabric sample 1 Select and double click a pattern in the Library The Tile Fabric dialog opens r z ms Tile Fabric BENARTEX Cherry Jubilee 163 9 Tile Height 360 pixels Tile Width 288 pixels Tile Area 103680 pixels Tile Size 311 KB Q A A sR gt Save Save As Cancel 2 Click one of the Zoom icons Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced gt Zoom 1 1 to show fabric at actual size gt Zoom In 2X to zoom in by 2X QQQ MRIS Rotating fabric samples gl Use Rotate 90 Left Tile Fabric dialog to rotate fabric sample to the left g Use Rotate 90 Right Tile Fabric dialog to rotate fabric sample to the right When you use the Rotate tools the fabric is rotated by 90 either to the right or left The preview window displays any changes Note The fabric is rotated not the selection rectangle To rotate a fabric sample 1 Select an
70. pliqu adding to quilt 35 rectangle borders changing 15 rectangles adding appliqu 35 Rectangular Appliqu tool 35 Regroup tool 45 regrouping objects 45 Reshape Appliqu tool 35 37 38 39 reshape control points selecting 37 reshaping adding control points 38 applique 37 applique objects 40 changing control points 38 circle appliqu 39 deleting control points 39 moving control points 38 resizing fabric samples 56 fabric with Nudge tool 57 rotary cutting instructions printing 65 Rotate 90 Left tool 55 Rotate 90 Right tool 55 Rotate 90 CCW CW tool 48 rotating blocks objects 48 fabric samples 55 Samples creating 58 managing 58 Sashes adding between blocks 9 changing width 11 patchwork 1 Save tool 7 Saving designs 7 Scale by 20 Down Up tool 50 scaling objects 50 Scan Picture tool 17 18 scanning images 18 seam allowance 30 Select tool 43 46 copying cutting pasting 46 selecting blocks 43 44 reshape control points 37 settings changing quilt grid 5 shapes adding appliqu 36 show grid 5 pictures 18 Show Fabric 1 1 tool 24 Show Fabric Average Color tool 25 Show Outlines tool 24 Sizes changing block size 9 quilts 3 skewing objects appliqu 49 solid fabrics displaying 23 Spacing setting grid spacing 5 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Index Square format 1 Standard toolbar Copy tool 46 Cut tool 46 Grid tool 5 Pan 24 Paste tool 46 Print 28 Print Preview 28 Sav
71. pping one to another Double click a color in the Fabric Palette to open the Color dialog To organize fabrics on the palette 1 Select a solid or pattern fabric from the Library BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual Note The Paintbrush icon is automatically selected and changes to an eyedropper when the cursor is over the Library 2 Click the To palette button A copy of the selected patchwork block or pattern is placed on the Palette Added to palette B B QQaay ace i _Elocks Colors care TETE E e lett gt 20 14 Click to place on palette Ready Adjusting colors When you have added patchwork blocks and fabrics to your quilt you can easily adjust the hues or the brightness in the whole quilt You can also mix and save your own colors Adjusting hue or brightness i The Adjust Hue Brightness dialog can be used to gt change the colors or hues of the whole quilt or selected objects Use Adjust Hue Brightness Edit toolbar to adjust hue or brightness Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials gt adjust the brightness of the whole quilt or selected objects Note Embroidery designs are not affected by Adjust Hue Brightness To adjust hue or brightness 1 Open a quilt design 2 Select an area to adjust or deselect all to adjust the whole quilt 3 Click the Adjust Hue Brightness icon The Adjust
72. ppliqu is on the bottom BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 45 Move objects directly to the back or front or move them backwards or forwards layer by layer The front is the top layer and the back is on the bottom Tip Use the layer tools to keep a picture at the front when tracing appliqu objects To arrange objects 1 Select the embroidery appliqu object or picture Object to be moved 2 Click one of the Layer tools gt Bring to Front Object moved to front gt Move Forwards Object moved one layer forward gt Move Backwards Object moved one layer back Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing gt Send to Back Object moved to back Tip An embroidery appliqu object or picture can be aligned to any block by selecting the object and block and using the alignment tools as in BERNINA Embroidery Software See Aligning objects for details Duplicating blocks and objects You can change copy cut and paste selected blocks appliqu or embroidery at any time The difference is that in BERNINA Quilter you can work with patchwork blocks and fabrics as well as appliqu and embroidery objects Copying cutting and pasting with the Select tool a Use Copy Standard toolbar to copy selected I blocks to the clipboard Use Select Edit toolbar to select blocks or objects y Use Cut Standard toolbar to cut selected blocks to the clipboard Use Past
73. raries and import new blocks to them It Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced also includes a block editor which lets you define your own square blocks You can also create your own block categories delete them and transfer blocks between categories This feature is only available in BERNINA DesignerPlus EE sMyBlocks Sensible Block Editor ole File Edit View Help i Block Library Manager Lookin SMyBlocks gt Library Manager Assis MainBlocks Ready X 885 Y 6 13 L 10 77 A 34 7 Creating custom libraries The Block Library Manager lets you create your own block libraries to store custom blocks To create a custom library 1 Click File gt Manage Blocks The Block Library Manager dialog opens amp Block Library Manager kolba Look In MainBlocks gt t ee cot wer D O O A Antique Appliq Basket Birds amp Blocks 2006 Bord Building Mosaic Butterflies Checked Classic Compass amp Diamond Drunkard Eccentrics Eight Point Borders Blocks Wheels Path Stars oaaae e Bsa sit ji a E Fish Five Patch Flowers Four Patch Ladies Art Leaves Log Cabin Company GS aaea A Modern Nine Patch Signat Simpl Stained Glass Stars Transport Stars Block BI Tre Close 2 Right click the Library Manager icon and select New Library from the popup menu BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 61
74. rint Details OFF Print Details ON Tip Press Next Page and Previous Page to move through all the pages 7 Click Print Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 34 BERNINA QUILTER EDITING BERNINA Quilter provides techniques for inserting pictures and adding appliqu or embroidery to the quilt BERNINA Quilter also allows you to copy and paste as well as group and ungroup objects and patchwork blocks You can also edit quilting designs including moving rotating and mirroring patchwork blocks This section provides details of BERNINA Quilter editing features Adding appliqu to quilts Use Rectangular Appliqu Edit toolbar to create rectangular appliqu ow Use Draw Appliqu Edit toolbar to create freehand appliqu 2 Use Oval Appliqu Edit toolbar to create oval appliqu Use Reshape Appliqu Edit toolbar to reshape appliqu An appliqu is a single piece of fabric sewn on top of the quilt There are three types Rectangular Oval or Draw Draw appliqu can have multiple boundaries CHAPTER 3 BERNINA Quilter provides techniques for adding appliqu rectangles or circles or closed free form shapes These appliqu s are patches of fabric only Auto Appliqu in BERNINA Embroidery Software allows you to create embroidery appliqu patches Note To create appliqu s you can use a
75. roidery Software Help menu The actual designs ART designs can be found in your My Designs Holice Turnbow Stencil Quilt Designs folder A number of designs are provided in both smaller and larger formats e g HT105 and HT1O5LG Note Designs contained in the folder Holice Turnbow Stencil Quilt Designs were created by Holice Turnbow These designs are protected under copyright for the exclusive use of registered owners of the BERNINA Embroidery Software software Designs cannot be shared transferred sold or copied to other electronic products nor to anyone who does not own the BERNINA Embroidery Software software product ID Sample ID Sample ID Sample HT102 HT104 gt gt lt a HT106 i She l HT103 eee HT1 05 pe ee es HT1 07 SS A ee b le E a i La 4h bi BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 72 Appendix B Stencil Quilt Design Samples Sample ID Sample ID Sample ID CO O I HT109 HT116 HT110 HT117 HT117 2 73 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual ID Sample HT118 HT119 Appendix B Stencil Quilt Design Samples BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 74 Numerics adding control points 38 Adjust Hue Brightness tool 26 appliqu adding circular shapes 36 adding freeform shapes 36 adding rectangles 35 adding to quilt 35 moving 48 printing from quilt 31 printing shapes 31 reshaping 37 40 reshaping circles 39
76. s and fabrics with Paintbrush 1 Select the Paintbrush icon 2 Select to add either a patchwork block or fabric gt Click the Blocks button for patchwork blocks gt Click the Colors button for plain fabrics gt Click the Fabrics button for patterned fabrics 3 On the quilt select and right click to copy a patchwork block or fabric Fabrics Library Right click patchwork piece Blocks Library Right click patchwork block BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 47 4 Movethe cursor so that it is inside a block on the quilt then click to place the patchwork block or fabric Click blocks to place Click areas to place Tip To copy a block or fabric to the whole quilt move the cursor inside a block then press Ctrl and click to copy the picked up design into all blocks on the quilt Transforming blocks and objects BERNINA Quilter lets you perform various transformations on selected blocks You can move them rotate them in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction You can also mirror blocks either horizontally or vertically Moving blocks and objects You can move patchwork blocks at any time Pictures embroidery or appliqu objects can be moved in the same way To move a block or object 1 Click the Select tool 2 Select the block or object to move Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing 3 Click and drag to a new location Block selected Dragged into position gt
77. s button Print Options Appliqu dialog opens Print Options Appliqu Ex 7 Lox Actual size Fit to page Print M Pri G Al int guide C Selection Seam Allowance 0 25 a in 4 Select to print actual size or specify the number of blocks per page 5 Select print options gt All print all appliqu shapes gt Selected print selected appliqu shapes only BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 31 Tip Don t forget to select the appliqu shapes before printing All applique One applique selected 6 Enter a seam allowance gt normal appliqu 0 gt turned edge appliqu usually 0 25 Tip Press Next Page and Previous Page to move through all the pages 7 Click Print Printing the whole quilt Use Print Whole Quilt to print the entire quilt showing blocks and or embroidery and or appliqu pre To print the whole quilt 1 Click the Print Preview icon Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials Print Preview dialog opens Print Preview eal Print preview what Blocks Whole Quilt Block Construction Yardage Appliqu Options Lo ae Select Whole Quilt Click the Options button Print Options Whole Quilt dialog opens Print Options Whole Quilt x Scaling Fit to page EA Pi end a Print M Blocks IV Appliqu M Embroidery
78. se values directly to define exact colors 6 When you have mixed the required color Hide ies Hide color all click Add to Custom Colors 6 Click OK 7 Click OK The new color appears in the Fabric Palette BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 27 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials Printing quilt designs and blocks amp Use Print Standard toolbar to print the cur rent design using the current settings Use Print Preview Standard toolbar to pre view the current design and change settings before printing Create a hard copy of the printout using a printer Set printout and printer options before you print or use the current options The printout shows the name of the quilt and the author Add your name in the Quilt Properties gt Summary dialog See Viewing quilt design information for details Printing quilt designs The printout contains a preview of the quilt as well as essential production information including quilt size blocks and their construction any appliqu as well as cutting instructions and yardage vy Tip Preview the printout before you print to check whether it is correct To print quilt designs 1 Select File gt Print The Print dialog opens Print BAS Printer Name PGOFILE LexmarkT522 03 Properties Status Ready Type Lexmark T522 Where WyndhamSt Level3 Wilcom Comment Wilcom General Use Print what Blocks C Whole Quilt Block Construct
79. t View Arrange Settings Window Help DSH Sy SBS HR TR ARCS mM z hile BE e wW x A ns Classic Blocks BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 20 Chapter 2 BERNINA Quilter Essentials If more than one block is selected the patchwork block is copied to all selected To preview a fabric blocks 1 In the Library select a fabric gt Click the Colors button for solid colors gt Click the Fabrics button for fabrics 2 Press Alt and hold the mouse button down while you click a fabric sample A large display of the pattern fills the whole Design Window at a zoom factor of 1 1 When the mouse is released the display returns to normal Selected blocks All filled with the selected E highlighted patchwork block from the ares Library DE Hl amp x mio CHR RRRRAUROS fa Zz BN PQ IN De Qt IN 2e Od 7 Continue selecting patchwork blocks as required See also Adding patchwork blocks to quilts m 7 EE A A a a E SEP les lt lt D ap ea i L E de f ea Sae x Tip To add a single patchwork to all blocks in the quilt hold the Ctrl key and click any block in the quilt Adding fabrics to the quilt Use Library Edit toolbar to display and 2 choose solid or fabrics to the quilt
80. to the quilt ble a z k EL D LEN oe Uray D P Biard 3 DT BAUME SHARE Paintbrush patat adds selected block Locking areas of the quilt Use Lock Quilt Lock toolbar to lock the whole quilt Use Lock Appliqu Lock toolbar to lock the appliqu shapes Use Lock Embroidery Lock toolbar to lock the embroidery designs When the quilt is complex it is easy to select and move parts by accident Locking the quilt enables you to work on appliqu or embroidery objects without accidently selecting and changing the quilt Blocks sashes and borders cannot be selected or moved by accident To lock areas of the quilt gt Select the Lock Quilt icon Quilt not locked the block selected Quilt locked appliqu selected easily gt Select Lock Quilt again to unlock the quilt BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 44 gt Click Lock Appliqu e Applique not locked color Appliqu locked blocks changed by mistake edited easily gt Select Lock Appliqu again to unlock the applique gt Select Lock Embroidery Embroidery locked Embroidery not locked gt Select Lock Embroidery again to unlock the embroidery Regrouping objects tai Click Group Arrange toolbar to group selected objects i Click Ungroup Arrange toolbar to ungroup selected objects A Click Regroup Arrange toolbar to regroup previously grouped objects Group or
81. tructions 1 Inthe Library select the block you want to print Library _ Colors _Fabrics_ Edit Select block to print 2 Select File gt Print Preview Chapter 4 BERNINA Quilter Advanced The selected block displays in the preview window EH SMyBlocks Crazy Block Editor 0 2 4 6 e Patch comt Rotary cutting instructions Ready X 036Y 2 53L 2 55 A 981 3 Click the Print button to print out a copy of the cutting diagrams BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 65 APPENDIX A BERNINA QUILTER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE This Quick Reference Guide details all menu options and toolbars available in BERNINA Quilter BERNINA Quilter design window Title bar BERNINA Quilter Untitled Cou Menu bar File Edit View Arrange Settings Window Help E x Lock toolbar Ba Qi Dew E amp H HH QA AAA QUES A gt IL Edit toolbar ony x g A oe Colors Blank e W Fabrics Arrange gt BE toolbar 5 MainBlocks El MyBlocks 5 Design window rie ii g Colors used Fabrics used CE l m ss gt amp lt gt lt gt lt Blocks used X 58 41 Y 3 93 L 58 54 A 38 Z0 07 BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 66 BERNINA Quilter window menu bar The BERNINA Quilter window menu bar contains the pulldown menus described below Some are also a
82. tterned or plain fabric BERNINA Quilter includes a large selection of patchwork blocks and fabrics but you can also scan your own and store them in a quilting library When a quilt design is complete you can print it out showing the blocks how they are constructed as well as yardage sewing and cutting details This section provides an overview of patchwork and quilting Patchwork quilt designs Patchwork A patchwork block is a collection of patches Patchwork and quilting are related and sewn together usually forming a regular shape complementary techniques BERNINA Quilter is Such as a rectangle A patch is a single piece of essentially a design tool to help you put fabric sewn with others into a set arrangement together quilts combining patchwork to form a patchwork block Sewing the patches embroidery and appliqu Use BERNINA Quilter together into blocks is known as piecing to plan and lay out your patchwork blocks on screen select your fabrics and add embellishments such as appliqu and embroidery Patchwork block composed of Single patch patches or piece BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 1 Blocks are then sewn together either in a straight square format or as diamonds on point B a On point Although some quilts have the patchwork extending out to the edge the majority have one or more borders Some also have narrow strips of fabric called sashing
83. u can only save in ARQ format 3 Type a new name for the design and click Save Setting up the quilt layout Use Quilt Layout Edit toolbar to set up or change the quilt layout Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting When you create a new quilt design you set up the format of the blocks add a sash between them and add one or more borders to the edge of the quilt You need to set up the layout of the quilt first before you can add fabrics colors appliqu or embroidery Layout is based on a block format which can be changed by gt Rotating the blocks on their points gt Changing the number of blocks in each row and column or gt Changing the size of the blocks Note Set up the layout of the quilt before adding fabrics colors appliqu or embroidery Changing the block layout Blocks can be either horizontal making a Square pattern or on point making a diamond pattern To change the block layout 1 Open a quilt design 2 Click the Quilt Layout icon BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 7 Chapter 1 The Quilt Layout dialog opens Format Borders Rectangular rl Add Delete Insert R o Selected Fe Style _Blodks Blocks across 4 Blocks down s conc wah E oon wan Zn Height O 100 Hin H Quilt 40 00 in by 60 00 in Width Height 3 Select a format gt Rectangular
84. uilter Onscreen Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction to Patchwork and Quilting The Options gt Grid tab opens General Grid Select Show Grid gt F show grd Set Reference Point T Setreference point Grid spacing Horizontal 2 00 ci in Set grid spacing Vertical 2 00 in Snap to grid gt onto cd V Smart snap Smart snap Select the Show Grid checkbox to display the grid Select the Set Reference Point checkbox to align a significant point of the design with a grid line or grid point For example you can set the grid reference point to the design center This is easier and faster than moving the whole design Enter Grid Spacing values for horizontal and vertical grid lines Select the Snap to Grid checkbox Objects only snap to the grid if you are close to the grid line Tip To temporarily disable Snap to Grid as you digitize hold down Alt Select Smart Snap with Snap to Grid off to make each digitizing or control point snap to existing outlines Click OK If you selected Set Reference Point mark the reference point on your design The grid aligns so that horizontal and vertical grid lines intersect at this point Tip To hide the block lines on the quilt press Ctri L Viewing quilt design information The Quilt Properties dialog provides quilt information such as the number of blocks appliqu and embroidery details Use the Summary tab to add your name as w
85. ungroup any combination of blocks pictures appliqu s and embroidery designs in the same way as in BERNINA Embroidery Software Use the Regroup command to regroup all objects that were previously grouped For example if you have some Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing appliqu objects that have been grouped and then ungrouped for editing you can group them again without having to re select them It only works if new objects have not been added to the group See Grouping and splitting objects for details To regroup objects 1 Select a grouped object and ungroup it 2 Edit the objects if required then do one of the following Select Arrange gt Regroup Click the Regroup icon on the Arrange toolbar gt Press Ctrl R The objects are grouped again Orange Objects ES 2 appliqu s edited and grouped regrouped pur Fe w DENE Arranging objects Use Bring to Front Arrange toolbar to move the selected object to the front t Use Bring Forward Arrange toolbar to move the selected object one layer forwards S Use Send to Back Arrange toolbar to move a the selected object to the back gal Use Send Backwards Arrange toolbar to move the selected object one layer back wards When using embroidery or appliqu objects it is important to organize them in the correct order so that embroidery for example is on the top and backgorund a
86. ur own fabric samples and save them in your own categories To create a fabrics sample 1 Insert or scan a fabric See Using images for details eae BA owl xE z he EE Ns o gt fe m amp 2 Select the fabric image 3 Select the Tile Fabric icon The Tile Fabric dialog opens Tile Fabric Tile Height 336 4 pixels 464 pixels Tile Area 431145 pixels Tile Width Tile Size 1294 KB 4 Click the Select icon 5 Select the area of the fabric to be used See Selecting tiled areas of a fabric for details 6 Click Save As BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual The Save As dialog opens A Save As es Look In SMyFabrics ae e og Library Manager 9 SMyFabrics H BENARTEX 2004 NewCherry amp 4 gt BENARTEX 2006 H 4 BENARTEX Save as th 7 Select a folder from the Manage Fabrics or click Create New Category icon to create a new folder 8 Enter the name of the new file in the Save As field 9 Click Save Creating fabric categories The Fabric Library Manager dialog lets you create your own fabric categories to organize and classify your patterned fabrics To create a fabric category 1 Select File gt Manage Fabrics The Fabric Library Manager dialog opens 5 Fabric Library Manager fa Look In SMyFabrics gt e gt Library Manager e brics H 4 BENARTEX 2004 NewCherry 4 BENARTEX 2006
87. vailable as toolbar buttons Note Standard Windows Alt key shortcuts apply Use the Alt key with the letter underlined Appendix A BERNINA Quilter Quick Reference Guide BERNINA Quilter Onscreen Manual 67 in the menu To cancel an operation press Esc twice Working with designs New Quilt Open Close Insert Embroidery Load Picture Save Save As Quilt Properties Print Print Preview Tile Fabric Manage Fabrics Manage Blocks Recent File List Exit Edit menu Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Delete Select All Applique Lock Applique Lock Appendix A BERNINA Quilter Quick Reference Guide Edit menu Lock Quilt accidently Open new empty quilt design Open design Close current design window Insert existing embroidery design dery Insert existing image Save current design Save current design to with a different name location or format Add comments about quilt design for printing on worksheet Print design Show design worksheet Print a work sheet from this window Opens the Tile Fabrics dialog Opens the Manage Fabrics dialog Opens the Manage Blocks dialog List most recently used files Select to open a file Close all open designs and exit BERN INA Quilter program Cancel last command Re apply cancelled commands Delete selection and places it on clip board Copy selection to clipboard Paste contents of clipboard to design win
88. ve and Return The embroidery file is stored in the Quilter application and forms part of the file when Saved to disk Object edited in BERNINA Embroidery In order to edit an area of a design you must first select it BERNINA Quilter provides a number of ways to select blocks It also lets you lock blocks in a complex design so that they are not selected and moved by accident You can group or ungroup any combination of blocks pictures appliqu s and embroidery designs in the same way as in BERNINA Embroidery Software A special Regroup tool lets you regroup all objects that were previously grouped See Grouping and splitting objects for details Chapter 3 BERNINA Quilter Editing Note Regroup does not work if an object has been edited after ungrouping An embroidery appliqu object or picture can be aligned to any block by selecting the object and block and using the alignment tools as in BERNINA Embroidery Software The layering tools help you position appliqu and embroidery objects in the correct layer order See Aligning objects for details Selecting blocks with the Select tool a The Select tool works in a similar way to BERNINA Embroidery Software The difference is that in BERNINA Quilter you work with blocks or areas rather than design objects Use Select Edit toolbar to select blocks or objects Tip Press Ctrl A to select all appliqu objects To select a block with the

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