Block of the Month: Block 2 – Nested Triangles – Software Instruction

My Block Piecer Block of the Month: Block 2 Nested Triangles
Software Instructions
By Nancy Stansbury

We hope you are enjoying this Block of the Month series.  As a reminder, the first Saturday of every month will feature the software lesson using My Block Piecer.  The following Wednesday will feature the sewing lesson.

• You are free to adapt the block to a size of your preference.
• A free trial of My Block Piecer is available if you’d like to try it before you buy it.  Note the “Save” feature is deactivated until the software is purchased.
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Let’s begin!

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1. Open MBP.
2. Click on Create a New Design
   
3. If the units for the ruler on the design page show mm, Right Click on either one of the rulers on the Design Page, and Click on Inches.
4. Right Click on either ruler again and click on Grid Settings.
   1. Check marks by:
      1. Maintain aspect ratio
      2. Snap to grid.
   2. Set Horizontal spacing to 0.25.
   3. Click OK.
5. Click on the Block icon.
   1. Enter Nested Triangles in the Find box at the bottom of the window (DO NOT CLICK THE ENTER KEY).
   2. Click on the Down green arrow.
      
   3. Click OK to place the block on the design page.
      
6. In the Properties Window on the right side of the screen click on the Transform icon.
   
   1. Have Maintain aspect ratio checked.
   2. Change the Width to 6.
   3. Click Apply.
7. Click on the Select icon and draw a box around the block or Click CTRL-A.
8. Click on the Workflow icon.
   
   1. Select a 200mm x 200 mm hoop or similar for your machine.
   2. Click the Auto Build button
      
9. Click Sort Numbers. Select Yes in the message box.
   
   1. The numbers have been sorted to the order you will add them to the block.
10. Click Preview. I’ve filled in patch 1 with green for easy detection. On your file, look for the green outline. Click Save, located under Preview.
    
    1. Click on Create a New Folder icon and name it Blk2Sew.
    2. Double Click on the folder to open it.
    3. In the File name box enter Blk2Sew.
    4. Click on the drop down menu next to Save and select the format for your machine.
    5. Click Save.
    6. A window will open showing you the files that have been created.
       
       1. Blk2Sew_001.pes.(stitch file for your machine)
       2. Blk2Sew _artwork.c2s. (original block)
       3. Blk2Sew _preview.pdf. (sewing instructions)
    7. Close the file window.
    8. Close the Save window.
11. Click the Cutter icon.
    
    1. Seam allowance default is .25”. Normally I change this to 0.4” or 0.5”, to make it easier to place the fabric pieces no matter which cutting format I choose.
    2. How you are going to cut the fabric pieces for the block will determine which file format (hoop) to choose for the templates.
       1. If printing templates to manually cut the fabric pieces, select the Paper Letter 210×279.
       2. If using the Scan and Cut, select Brother SCN 12×12” or 12×24”.
       3. If using the Silhouette, select Silhouette 12×12”.
    3. Can Unclick Optimize Orientation if using a directional fabric (This will optimize how the pieces file on the paper.
    4. If making the large quilt, change 1 to 4 in the Repeats field.
    5. Click Apply. Click Save.
    6. In the File name, enter Blk2Templates (or something similar) and select the appropriate format from the drop down menu.
       
12. The software will create files for your digital cutter or PDF patterns for printing on paper.
    
13. Print the templates or prepare your fabric and send the digital cutting files to your cutter.
14. Next lesson: stitching!