Motif Fill

Motif fill areas contain repeated small stitches placed using one of the Universal or machine motif patterns. Motifs are used at any angle, at varying sizes, and alternate lines can use different motifs. Typically, there are spaces between the motifs in a pattern. A motif fill area can also have holes defined inside it.


Motif Fill Area with default motif 5 from General Motifs 1	Motif Fill Area with motif 6 from General Motifs 1	Motif Fill Area with two motifs, 13 and 19, from Hand Stitches 2

Motif Fill Area with motif 22 from Candlewicking 1 and a 2.0mm Satin Border	Motif Fill Area with motif 6 from General Motifs 1 and QuickStitch AutoHole	Motif Fill Area with motif 6 from General Motifs 1, QuickStitch AutoHole and a 2.0mm Satin Border

In the Motif Fill dialog you can select motifs, and set the motif angle, spacing, offset, stitch type and length when creating a motif fill area. Use Motif 1 to select the first motif and its size, and Motif 2 for a second optional motif.

To show the Motif Fill dialog

Click a motif fill area so that the points defining its shape are shown, then Control–click and choose Properties.
Select Motif Fill in the pop-up menu in the stitch type area of the Create toolbar, then click Options and choose Fill Area and Line from the pop-up menu.

Motifs

Set the number of motifs in the fill to 1 or 2, and select the motif(s) and their size. A second motif is placed on alternating lines with the first motif.

To select motifs for a fill

Decide whether to use 1 or 2 motifs, then click the Motif 1 or Motif 2 button to open the Motif Selection dialog. See Motif Selection.

Angle

Change the angle of the motif fill pattern from 0 to 359 degrees.

Center Motifs 1 and 2

When selected, extra stitches are added to either side of the narrower of the two motifs, so it is the same width as the wider motif. The motifs then can be centered, and any horizontal offset between them is constant.

Gap

Use Horizontal gap to add or remove space between motifs along a line, and Vertical gap to add or remove space between lines of motifs. Horizontal and Vertical gap can be set from -50% to +100%.

Offset

Use Horizontal offset to move motifs along a line, relative to their position in the previous line. Use Vertical offset to adjust the position of a line of motifs, relative to the previous line of motifs. Horizontal and Vertical offset can be set from -50% to 50%.