Create Pattern for Layout Tool

What it Does

Makes a small copy of one pattern piece that you can place on a layout. A layout is a picture of your fabric where you arrange pattern pieces to see how much fabric you need. See Calculating Fabric Needed. The copy is one quarter of the real size, because everything in a layout is shown at one quarter size.

You build the piece by selecting the lines and curves that go around its edge. They must form a closed shape, which means they join end to end with no gaps. You can also select a full seam allowance or a circle.

Use this for each pattern piece before you add it to a layout. The next step is the Add Pattern to Layout Tool.

How to Use

1. Activate the tool by clicking the Create Pattern for Layout icon
2. Enter a Name for the new layout pattern, then select Continue
3. Select the lines and curves that form a closed shape, then select Continue. Instead, you can select one full seam allowance or one circle
4. The prompt tells you the layout pattern was created. Select Save to keep it, or Cancel to discard it

If the lines and curves do not form a closed shape, the prompt says so and Save stays unavailable. A list shows each item and point that is not joined. In the workspace, the unjoined points are shown in violet and the lines and curves that touch them are shown in blue. Select Cancel, fix the gaps in your pattern, and start again.

info

The new layout pattern is hidden after you save it. You will not see it in the workspace. It appears in the list when you use the Add Pattern to Layout Tool.