Flipping Out Instructions: Create a Destination Document 10” x 10”.

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Flipping Out Instructions:
Create a Destination Document 10” x 10”.
Go to your IRL.
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Select a Scan from the Reconnaissance Unit, a Scanogram, or a photograph.
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Find an interesting design that fits nicely into a corner, either as a diagonal
corner element
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With the Marquee tool, crop that portion of the design. If you want a square, hold down the
Shift key while you drag the marquee selection tool.
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Crop it in the Image Menu.
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Size it to 4” x 4”, 300 ppi.
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Either select the result with CTRL-A, copy it with CTRL-C, and insert it with CTRL-V into the
Destination document OR drag it with the move tool from your source to the Destination.
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In your destination document, turn on the grid with CTRL-‘ (apostrophe). Insert your source and
fit it into a corner in the middle.
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Insert again and flip horizontal.
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Insert again and flip vertical.
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Insert again and flip horizontal.
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Once all of your image is aligned, flatten the image and save it with your name. You Quilt block
will be 8” x 8” with a 1 inch border all around.
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Save the Journal entry in the File titled: Journal13-October 20
or as a
Drag to the center and align with the grid.
Drag to the center and align.
Drag to the center and align
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