The WreathMaker
Use the Pick tool to select one or more patches for the Wreath.
Right-click on the worktable and choose WreathMaker…
Specify the number of clusters for the Wreath, from 3 to 20.
Enter a value from 0% to 100% for the spacing of the clusters. Wreaths are automatically centered. A value of 0% represents no spacing. This means the lower center point of the select box rotates around the center point of the design. A value of 100% pushes the clusters as far to the outside edge of the design as possible. This may require the cluster to be made smaller.
Enter a value for resizing the cluster. Note that the maximum value for resize changes based on the size of the original selection. If the original selection is small, the maximum resize is 300%. If the original selection is large, the maximum value will vary.
On the Block worktable, you can access the WreathMaker dialog through BLOCK > WreathMaker, or use the WreathMaker button on the Precision Bar.
You can make fascinating designs by applying the WreathMaker more than one time.
For a more random design, delete part of the selection between uses of the WreathMaker.
• If you’d like a reminder of this and other tools in EQ7, check out the
Display Dynamic Help tool.
• To print this: Click the title (Tool Tip Tuesday! - The WreathMaker) and then print as normal.
05-19-2015
5:14 pm
Attempting to print this ,but cannot figure this out!
05-21-2015
9:12 am
Hi Doreen,
Sorry you are having trouble. What happens when you try to print it?
Thanks,
Heidi
05-29-2015
4:05 pm
I can’t seem to make the wreathmaker clickable. I created a new patchdraw motif block. Added a couple heart shapes. Right clicked but can’t select wreathmaker. It’s in the toolbar but isn’t active.
06-01-2015
11:14 am
Hi Judy,
Are you clicking the pick tool (black arrow), then clicking on a heart, then right clicking? You need to select heart(s) before right clicking. Let me know if you are still having trouble.
Thanks,
Heidi
06-01-2015
9:09 pm
This is neat, but I’m puzzled as to what to do with it once it is made. Would this be for appliqué? It doesn’t seem like something a person would piece together.