Julia has inquired how I enlarge my patterns. Even if there was a Kinkos in my one-horse town I'd still enlarge my patterns the easy and low cost way....on my computer.
Once you have drawn a sketch or found an image you wish to enlarge print
it out on one sheet of paper. Measure
the dimensions….. let’s say it measures
6 ½” x 9 ¾”.
Scan and crop the picture close to the exterior lines and save
in a document. Hover over the document and RIGHT click, Open with the PAINT PROGRAM which can be found under WINDOWS Accessories.
Click FILE then choose Print, Page Set up.
In the ORIENTATION: choose if you want to print the pages in ‘portrait’
or ‘landscape’
In the MARGINS: type “0” (zero) in the 4 blocks and you will see it
change to its default
Next you need to determine what size you want your rug. The copy you are working with is, as stated
above, 6 ½ x 9 ¾. If you enlarge the
picture 250% you would end up with several pieces of paper which will give you
a design approx. 16 ¼” x 24”. Enlarging
300% will give you a final design of approximately 19 ½ x 29 ¼”. So get out your calculator.
Now go to SCALING, choose Adjust To: and type in the
percentage of increase where it once said 100%.
Here is a screen shot of what it will look like before you click PRINT again.
Print out your pages, lay them on a table. I always cut away that right and bottom
section of each page so the lines match, tape them together and voila.
If the print doesn’t come out dark enough I use a wide black
marker to make the lines stand out. I
never use red dot anymore, I draw my exterior lines on my foundation and place
the pattern below my linen, pin it and draw.
Hope this tutorial helps, and you can thank Julia for my post.
Saundra
