How to Design a Quilt Pattern with Photoshop

Photoshop is an excellent program to use to edit images. You can use Adobe Photoshop to make quilt patterns and the marquee tools can give you access to create several shapes and sizes. Most of these patterns can used as a starter idea to make your own quilt.

Things that you would need:

• Adobe Photoshop program


• Computer

Instructions:

1. Load the Adobe Photoshop program on your computer and create a new canvas. The width of the canvas should be at least 12 inches and the height should be 12 inches. The background should be set to black and white. Place the resolution to 72 pixels and this represents one square of the quilt.


2. Detail the quilt square by using the rectangular marquee tool at the top of the screen. Located on the toolbar should be an option that says tools. Click on the style button and set the size that you would like for your quilt square.


3. Resize the box by selecting the option that says canvas. The box should align with the edges. You can change the color of the box by using the paint bucket option on the tool bar.


4. Make two new rectangles and place them in the middle of the panel at the bottom and top. This should complete your first panel.


5. Make a new canvas and use similar settings to create an alternative panel.


6. Determine how big you want your quilt to be.


7. Copy the first canvas and move the full size quilt and paste in the quilt square.


8. Repeat the same process with the alternate panel until the whole quilt is finished.