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3.5.1.23
Right Click Preview Area
Right Clicking  an open space on the Preview Area will present even
more design  choices. 
3.5.1.23.1  Text Property
Text Patterns  can be made using standard Windows fonts. Text patterns let you
personalize your quilts with logos, dates, names or greetings.The text can be typed,
placed,...

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7.  Save the Project.
      
8.  Click on Start_Quilting
   
  and CS moves the sewing head to the start of the
pattern and prompts for pulling up the bobbin thread. 
At the end of the quilting sequence, you will be prompted to pull up the bobbin
thread and click OK. It doesnt matter how the bobbin thread is pulled up, secured or
trimmed. Just be sure to click OK because it completes this process.
When the patterns are all stitched, the screen will display them...

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3.5.1.23.3  Rename Quilt Group
Renaming Quilt Groups  is easy. Just right click on an empty space in the
Preview area for that group, and one of the choices is Rename Quilt Group. Click
anywhere on those words, and a dialog box appears where you can type the new
name. The names need to be unique and it is useful if they are...

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3.5.1.23.5  Virtual Stitchout
Virtual Stitchout (F2)  - verifies the continuous stitching line of any/all unsewn
patterns. The trace begins at the START point, and follows the stitching sequence
and direction, through to the END point. No stitching will occur. Begin using any of
the methods below. 
A blue circle will appear, moving along the path, in the same sequence that the
pattern or pattern segments would be stitched. If there is a break in the continuous...

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3.5.2 Draw Options
Draw Options  - A remarkable feature of CS is the ability to draw patterns from
scratch. Each Draw feature is done on screen. 
Each of these features begins a Draw Mode, which stays active until it is
terminated. The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen will include a message,
telling which of the Draw commands...

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3.5.2.1
Pattern Anchor
Pattern Anchor -  is the first option in the Draw Command menu. This was
described in detail in a previous section on  adjusting patterns
. As a refresher, the
pattern anchor determines how it will behave when it is being modified using the re-
sizing handles. A pattern must be selected for the handles to appear.
  
The Pattern Anchor choices are:
*  Edge (F9) The re-sizing handles are purple.  When one handle is moved, the
opposite edge (or...

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This can cause unnecessary tieoffs, so resequencing the sew order allows repeat
patterns to be sewn continuously.     
When this mode is initiated, all patterns on the Preview Area are labeled, regardless
of their sewing status (sewn or unsewn). All the patterns will have numbered boxes
at the beginning of each pattern that shows...

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TIP:  
Patterns (that have not stitched out yet) are labeled Start,
Next and End.  These labels change as needed while the patterns are
stitching.
When done with any pattern manipulation, it is a good idea to double check both the
sewing order and the stitching direction.  Then quilt!  

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3.5.2.3
Draw Boundary
Draw Boundary  command uses the mouse and screen to draw a boundary
created for general reference and for receiving and resizing patterns. As explained
earlier,  boundaries
 are often defined using the sewing head because that is the
best way to create a true image of the block. Boundaries can also be drawn on...

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Using Snaps  - The term snap is used to describe a feature that forces a click
point to a certain alignment. CS offers two different types of snaps;  Gridpoint
 and
Endpoint
. These features can be turned on/off by clicking on the G or E button
in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.  They can also be turned on/off by
pressing the G or E letter on the keyboard . The buttons on the status bar appear
depressed when they are on. Click the G or E button ( or...