Free Quilt Design Software For Mac

With: Ruth Blanchet
Skill Level: All Levels

1. While the Artistic Digitizer software is designed primarily to work with embroidery machines, it’s also compatible with our Artistic Edge Cutter and the Pro Stitcher Premium software for the Janome longarm machines, like the Janome QMP18 and Janome QMP16, so it’s quite a versatile software package.
2. Try out the free demos and order your weaving software soon. WeaveIt Pro for Mac is a weaving application for creating, designing and displaying Weaving drafts and patterns. Weavers create the threading, treadling and tie-up and WeaveIt will display the draft as a drawdown.

Open-source software for quilters, quilt designers and teachers

4 Lessons
Type: Workshop
Price: $53.00
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Features

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Tags: Free Software, GIMP, Inkscape, PosteRazor, Design a Quilt, Drawing, Patterns, Designing, Template Drawing, Photo Editing, Line Drawing

Description

Many designers feel they need to buy expensive software to create patterns and designs for quilting, that is not so. You can successfully draw and design by using open-source software. Open-source software means that the software is available free to download and use.

So who is this workshop for? Any quilter or designer who wants to develop their own design from a photo, composition, painting or drawing. Any teacher who wants to draw templates for their students. Any quilt designer who wants to draw professional templates for their patterns. Anyone who wants to learn how to use GIMP (a raster graphics editor), Inkscape (a vector graphics editor) and Posterazor an image enlarger.

Free Quilting Software For Mac Os; Free Quilting Software Quilt Block; IntelliQuilter is the new standard in computerized quilting for longarm quilting. The IntelliQuilter computerized quilting machine system is an after-market add-on that fits A1, APQS, Bernina, Gammill, HandiQuilter, Kenquilt, and Nolting longarm quilting machines.

In this workshop, you will learn not only how to use the above programs, but how to download and install them, what to watch out for so you don't inadvertently download the wrong software and how to use the three programs as well as some other useful tools. You will understand the difference between raster and vector graphics, learn how to use Layers and how to edit images and draw outlines.

This four-lesson workshop includes a starting up lesson (for downloading your programs correctly) and understanding the elements in drawing, then three more lessons, one dedicated to each of the programs. And if you get stuck or have a question, you have a forum where you can get help from your teacher who will be checking in on a daily basis.

This course is for anyone beginning in using the software mentioned and will cover most topics for drawing templates and basic editing of images. It is ideal for quilters who wish to develop their own patterns.

Student Comments

Molly:

The lessons were excellent in every way. A LOT was new to me, and yes, I enjoyed this class very much.

Supplies Required for Workshop

Computer with internet access for downloading software.

Note: this workshop is directed to using Windows, however all software is available to be used on a Mac and the information is the same or similar. Mac users need to be confident in using their Mac to enroll in this course.

Outline

Lesson One

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• Licenses
• Downloading Software
• Installing Software
• Basic Computer How-to
• Definitions
• Speedy Shortcuts
• Staying Organized
• Understanding File Extensions
• Basics of Editing and Drawing
• Vector and Raster Graphics – what are they?
• Exporting
• Understanding Layers
• Saving Videos
• Screen Shots

Lesson Two

Posterazor How-to

• Settings including what to do if you are experiencing a slow computer
• Importing the best image
• Page Settings
• Overlapping
• Enlarging
• Adjustments
• Saving and Printing

Lesson Three

• Start Up and Set Up
• Opening An Image
• Starting From Scratch
• Reducing An Image
• The Tool Box
• Select Tools
• Transform Tools
• Other Tools
• Drawing Tools
• Path Tool
• Working in Layers
• Saving & Exporting
• Color & Gamma
• Cutting Out
• Posterizing

Lesson Four

Inkscape How-to

• Setting Up Defaults
• Basic Tools
• Understanding Lines
• How to Create a Path
• Ending a Path
• Edit a Path
• Edit Size & Orientation
• Edit Style & Color
• Edit Structure
• Selecting Nodes
• Control Bar Tools
• Working in Layers
• Z-Order
• Saving & Exporting
• Bucket Fill Tool
• Eyedropper Tool
• Copying & Grouping
• Tips & Extras

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Projects Made By Ruth Blanchet

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Here are some projects made using the techniques learned in this workshop.

Free Quilt Design Software For Mac Free

Full-featured design software for creating paper or digitized quilting motifs and patterns

Pro-Stitcher Designer™ gives you the ability to quickly design, edit, customize, import or export any quilting motif.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Free Quilt Design Software For Mac Os

• Full-featured, vector-based editing and digitizing software to create your own digital quilting files
• Easy-to-learn user interface and features
• Free lifetime program updates
• Full user support with manual, tutorials, and videos
• Design and stitch motif library
• Print design catalog
• Compatible with all major longarm quilting file formats
• Import and export vector formats
• Batch save in all quilting formats
• Draw original designs with Pencil, Line, Curve, 3-Point Arc, and Bezier tools
• Customize, edit, and merge existing designs
• Use design points and anchors for fine-tuned customization
• Create quilt designs from artwork using Trace tools
• Audition quilt patterns and preview with Slow Redraw
• Use Autoshapes to quickly draw original quilt patterns
• Create repeated motifs with the Carousel and Reflect features
• Convert True Type fonts to artwork
• Add seam allowances to appliqué and English paper piecing artwork
• Customizable grids, including diagonal grid
• Automatic fills including stipple and crosshatch
• Print pantographs and tear-away stencils for use with home sewing machines and non-robotic longarm quilting machines
• Quickly preview how designs repeat while drawing
• Repeat designs to create edge-to-edge layouts

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS: Windows 8 – 8.1; 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2; 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) RAM; 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) hard disk space; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM drive; USB Port; 800 x 600 Display; Mouse; Internet Access.

FILE FORMATS:

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OPENS: HQF, HQV, HQA, HQW, QLI, CQP, SSD, TXT, IQP, QCC, PAT, BQM, ANS, common embroidery files

IMPORTS: SVG, AI, EPS, EMF, WMF, DXF, PLT, FCM, TT (true type fonts), BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF

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SAVE AS AND EXPORTS: SVG, PNG, JPG, HQF, HQV, HQA, HQW, QLI, CQP, SSD, TXT, IQP, PAT, BQM, SLT