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Extend the shape if it will be covered by another motif to avoid gaps in the applique pieces. As you draw each motif, add it to the sketchbook so you have a recent backup in case you need to step back to draw a motif again. When you like the result, add your drawing to the sketchbook. Practice a few times to see how your adjustments work.
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Choose Edit button and click on the segment in the area that you want to adjust.Hint: Toggle this on and off as you are drawing to make sure you have closed motifs or can see the tracing lines. In order to see your tracing lines, you may need to turn off the Hide/ Show Autofill button. Once you have the main body of the mixer drawn, you may need to adjust your lines to better align them along the lines of the drawing.
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Once you have an enclosed motif, the whole motif will be blue AND the center will be opaque or filled in. Here is a closeup of one area that needs to be connected. In the picture above, I need to connect some lines as only the top half is blue.If the whole outline is not BLUE, then zoom in to the drawing and use the freehand drawing tool to connect the lines. It should show a blue line when selected. You can use the Pick button to make select the outline you have drawn. I extended a little into the back end of the mixer that will layer under the end cap. Click the link to see me trace around the main body of the mixer.And don’t worry too much if it is not exactly on the lines, we can do some adjustments with the edit tool later. Hint: Don’t forget about the undo button. You may need to try a couple of times to get the hang of using the freehand tool. I click periodically as I trace and drag to create a curvy line with multiple segments, especially where the lines change direction to follow the outline of the drawing. Click and hold to anchor the initial node and then drag the mouse around on the line. Select the Draw pencil button, then choose the Freehand drawing tool.As I trace, I will extend past some edges so that when we layer the pieces, there are no gaps between the pieces. I am going to start with the large body of the mixer first. Consider the layers of the applique, which pieces are underneath and which items are on top of the different applique pieces. Hint: Before we start drawing, lets use some critical thinking when tracing the mixer.If your drawing is not dark enough to see to trace, go back to the Tracing tab and adjust the image lightness until you like it. I used an image lightness for tracing of 25%. You will now be on the Position and Resize button.Pull the dotted lines that frame the drawing to crop the picture close to the mixer. Click on Import image and navigate to where you stored the kitchenaid mixer drawing and select it.Under the DRAW tab, find Tracing Image and select it. This will bring up the Applique Motif palette tools.In the precision bar, make sure the block width and height is 8″ x 8″.Notice the project name Untitledhas been replaced with Mixer Applique. On the Create a new project tab, type in the project name field Mixer Applique.On the left side toolbar, click the New project button.Right now the project says Untitled – EQ8. The project name appears at the top left of the EQ8 Window. Right click on the hand drawn picture above and save as jpg file under My EQ8/Images or somewhere where you can find it later.