Loes Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi everyone, Here are the steps "in writing" how to draw your own pantos, as shown in the slideshow on page: http://quilters.pre-design.eu/apqs_longarm1.htm 1. Start Pre-Design and open a background image via menu Background (it can be a photo you made with your camera of your freemotion work, or a motif of the quilt fabric or a photo of a curly balcony, anything!). Set the View menu to Hairlines. 2. take the curve tool and follow the lines you want in your panto by clicking from point to point (you just need a few points and the lines will be nice and smooth). Click in the sequence you want to follow the lines and double-click to end. 3. Take the Select tool. Select and move the points to pefect the lines. 4. Still with the Select tool, move the first and the last point of the drawing both on the same level (this makes aligning easier) 5. Then Select All, right-click and choose size: enter the height you want for your panto. 6. Select all, press Ctrl+C to copy the drawing, scroll to the side to make room for the copy and press Ctrl+V to paste it. While this copy is still selected, move it to align it to the last point of the original. Repeat this step a couple of times to make a row of patterns (depending on the size of your quilt). 5. Finally: choose menu File > Print Pattern. Click No when it asks if you want the pattern to be printed hairline thin. 6. Your printer will print the panto at the size entered in step 5, on just any normal regular home printer - no need for a special printer. The pattern will automatically be divided over several numbered pages. Align at the dotted lines and tape together. TIP to make taping a breeze: take some little post-it notes to secure the pages to the table and then use sellotape to tape them together. The post-it notes will prevent the pages to "jump" to the sellotape That\'s it. Do try this at home Download the free trial from page: http://quilters.pre-design.eu/trial.htm it will work for 21 days - so get started rightaway and you will have a total collection of pantos before the trial runs out <ggg> And after that, well you will definitely be hooked on drawing your own pantos. Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam H Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 I hope someone is selling it at the Paducah show, it\'s on my list. This seems to be similar to digitizing with embroidery software. Is it similar? PamH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaii Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Loes, Will you have this program for sale at MQS? I will be attending, but my schedule conflicts with the classes you are teaching. You are such a talented and generous woman! I do appreciate how you share with this group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi Barbara, Thanks for the compliment Yes Pre-Design is for sale at MQS: in the booth of King\'s Men Quilting Supplies in the booth of Ellen Munnich (Pro-Q Designer) and on Thursday night, Theo and I will be demoing Pre-Design at the Tiki Treasures night (where we are supposed to be in Tiki outfit.... now you have a screen name "Hawaii Barbara".... any advise for us how to look "Tiki"?? Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi Pam, If King\'s Men Quilting Supplies and/or Ellen Munnich will be at Paducah, then it will be available there. Otherwise you can purchase the download version online, payment via PayPal, and you get an unlock key within a couple of hours: see page: http://www.pre-design.eu/purchase.htm Pre-Design can also be used to create your own artwork to use in embroidery digitizing software, so yes, it\'s a bit similar to embroidery digitizing. Big difference is that for embroidery digitizing you need filled shapes and for quilting you need continuous lines See screenshots pages: http://www.pre-design.eu/screenshots.htm (for embroidery digitizing) http://quilters.pre-design.eu/screenshots.htm (for longarm quilting) Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYork Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Will anyone be teaching classes at Paducah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaii Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thanks for the info, Loes! Will be looking for YOU (and the program!). As for the TIKI "look", no suggestions, but I did do a search (internet) and it looks like there are actually TIKI costumes out there! With your creativity, I am SURE you will come up with something spectacular..... maybe a TIKI with feathers???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 A Tiki with feathers.... of course!! That\'s it Loes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I got my copy of Pre-design through APQS. I have used it to make pantos and it is fun to use. Pamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Originally posted by Loes A Tiki with feathers.... of course!! That\'s it Loes Loes, I\'ve never seen a Tiki with feathers... but maybe instead of feathers you can add the palm leaf? A feathery palm? That would be way cool. :cool: Here\'s a photo I snapped at the local Fred Meyer grocery store at lunch today. Isn\'t he cute??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Oh Shana, I need him outside my office door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I have tried to download this predesign software onto a CD but it keeps telling me there is not enough space, put in another CD and hope it works. Cost $124.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Marion The download is an exe file and is 6.40 Mb. More than sufficent space left on any CD but............ first download the file on your disk and than copy it to a CD if you want to. The free download (full program with all functionality and help files included) will work for 21 days. After that you will need a software key to continue working with the program. If you have any other questions or need any help please send an Email to info@artistitch.com and we will help you. Enjoy the free trial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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