Photos can be set onto your quilt in much the same way as blocks, motifs, or stencils. You can set your photo onto each of the three layers of all the quilt layouts except for One Patch. You can only set photos onto Layer 2 and Layer 3 for One Patch. Depending on which Layer you place the photo on will determine how it looks and operates.

Setting Photos on Layer 1

Click the DESIGN tab > Photo Tools > Set Photo
Verify that you are on Layer 1.

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  • Click on a space in the quilt to set the photo. The photo will resize to fit the block size of your layout.
  • Use Ctrl+click (Command+click) to set the selected photo in all positions.
  • Use Alt+click (Option+click) to set the selected photo in alternating positions.

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The first patch in this example is a photo set on Layer 1.

Note:
You can also Drag and Drop a photo on a space in the layout. Select a photo in the palette. Click, hold, and drag that photo from the palette to the quilt layout. Release the mouse to drop the photo on a block space. Hold the Ctrl key (Command key) down to set the photo in all positions, or the Alt key (Option key) to set in alternating positions when released.

Photos set on Layer 1 cannot be rotated or flipped.

To Replace a Photo on Layer 1

Once you’ve placed a photo on Layer 1, it’s easy to replace it. To replace a photo on Layer 1, select a new photo in the palette, then on the quilt, click on the old photo you want to replace to set the new photo.

Setting Photos on Layers 2 or 3

Click the DESIGN tab > Photo Tools > Set Photo
Verify that you are on Layer 2 or 3.

You can Drag and Drop a photo anywhere on the layout.

  1. Select a photo in the palette.
  2. Click, hold, and drag that photo from the palette to the quilt layout.
  3. Release the mouse to drop the photo on the quilt. All photos will set at the photo’s actual dimensions.
  4. Use the Adjust tool to make changes to the size and position of the photo.

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The second patch in this example is a photo set on Layer 2, with a block set on Layer 1.

The second and third examples look the same but photos and fabrics work differently in EQ8. Read more >

Converting the Photo to a Fabric

Open the Project Sketchbook to the Photos section.
Click a photo then the button that says Copy to Fabrics.
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The image will be added to the end of all your other fabrics. You can then use the image as a fabric.
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The third patch in this example of a block set on Layer 1 with a photo converted to a fabric and used to color the center of the block.

Again, the second and third examples look the same but photos and fabrics work differently in EQ8. Read more >

 

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