Brother International PE-DESIGN PLUS2 Instruction Manual - Page 17

Tutorial 1: Making a Quilt Using an Embroidery Pattern, Step 4

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Tutorial 1: Making a Quilt Using an Embroidery Pattern Step 4 Adjusting the density of the background image 1 Click the [Image] tab. 2 Drag the slider, or click or in the [Image] group to change the density of the template image to "25%". Specify the sew types for the shape on the [Shapes] tab, and the thread colors on the [Shapes] tab or the [Color] pane. The screen changes so that the sew types and thread colors for the shape can be specified. The thread colors can also be specified on the [Color] pane. 1 2 Hide (off) 50% 100% 25% 75% 3 4 b Press the shortcut key to switch between displaying the image (On (100%)) to displaying it faded at each density (75%, 50% and 25%) to hiding the image (Off). Step 5 Drawing straight lines for positioning fabric Shapes can be created either by drawing them with the Shapes tools. To draw a shape, select a Shapes tool, and then drag the pointer in the Design Page to draw the shape. 5 6 1 Line color button 2 Line sew type selector 3 Region color button 4 Region sew type selector 5 Selected thread color and color name 6 Thread color palette Draw straight lines as reference for positioning the fabric. 1 Click the [Home] tab. 2 Click [Shapes] in the [Tools] group, and then click in the Shapes tools. 1 Shapes tools 1 16

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Tutorial 1: Making a Quilt Using an Embroidery Pattern
1
Click the
[Image]
tab.
2
Drag the slider, or click
or
in the
[Image]
group to change the density of the
template image to "25%".
Shapes can be created either by drawing them with
the Shapes tools.
To draw a shape, select a Shapes tool, and then
drag the pointer in the Design Page to draw the
shape.
1
Shapes tools
Specify the sew types for the shape on the [
Shapes
]
tab, and the thread colors on the [
Shapes
] tab or the
[
Color
] pane.
The screen changes so that the sew types and
thread colors for the shape can be specified. The
thread colors can also be specified on the [
Color
]
pane.
1
Line color button
2
Line sew type selector
3
Region color button
4
Region sew type selector
5
Selected thread color and color name
6
Thread color palette
Draw straight lines as reference for positioning the
fabric.
1
Click the
[Home]
tab.
2
Click
[Shapes]
in the
[Tools]
group, and then
click
in the Shapes tools.
Step 4
Adjusting the density of
the background image
b
Press the shortcut key
<F6>
to switch between
displaying the image (
On (100%)
) to displaying it
faded at each density (
75%
,
50%
and
25%
) to
hiding the image (
Off
).
Step 5
Drawing straight lines for
positioning fabric
Hide (off)
50%
25%
75%
100%
1
1
2
3
4
5
6