A .BLK file contains EQ quilt blocks. A .FAB file contains EQ Fabrics.
These files cannot be opened. They must be saved in EQ7. Then the blocks and fabrics can be viewed from EQ7's Library.
Downloading a .BLK or .FAB file into EQ7 on Windows
- Be on the Web page offering the download.
- Click to download the .BLK or .FAB file.
- Choose to Save the file. (Do not try to open it.)
- If asked where to save, save in any easy-to-find place. If not asked where to save, the file will automatically save into your Downloads folder.
- Find the downloaded .BLK or .FAB file > use CTRL+X to simultaneously copy and remove the file. The file will disappear, but it is copied.
- Navigate to (My) Documents > My EQ7 > User. Open the User folder.
- Use CTRL+V to paste the copied file into the User folder.
- To see the file contents, open EQ7 > go to LIBRARIES > Block Library (for .BLK files) or Fabric Library (for .FAB files) > then open the My Library section. You will see the category name of the downloaded file and can open it.
Downloading a .BLK or .FAB file into EQ7 for Mac
- Be on the Web page offering the download.
- Click to download the .BLK or the .FAB file.
- Choose to Save the file. (Do not try to open it.) The file will save into your Downloads folder.
- Find the downloaded .BLK or .FAB file > use COMMAND+X to simultaneously copy and remove the file. The file will disappear, but it is copied.
- Navigate to Documents > My EQ7 > Add-on Libraries.
- Use COMMAND+v to paste the copied file into the Add-on Libraries folder.
- To see the file contents, open EQ7 > go to LIBRARIES > Block Library (for .BLK files) or Fabric Library (for .FAB files). Look for the new link and open it.
NOTE: You can create your own .BLK or .FAB files by saving blocks or fabrics in EQ7's My Library.
- Blocks saved in My Library create a .BLK file in (My) Documents > My EQ7 > User.
- Fabrics saved in My Library create a .FAB file in (My) Documents > My EQ7 > User.