Tips and tricks for Pre-Design Studio

Using True Type Fonts and "Dingbat" with Pre-Design Studio

 

With Pre-Design Studio you can turn True Type Fonts into editable line art in just seconds, by choosing menu Edit > Insert Text. Choose a font, type the text and click on OK

 

It will be even more fun to use a so-called dingbat font (a dingbat is a font with little graphics instead of characters). That way you have an editable drawing in no time.  

 

A great place to start searching for dingbats is http://www.fontgarden.com or http://www.fontcubes.com  On this last page you will find instructions how to install TTFs too.

 

To manage your True Type Fonts and to know which keyboard stroke brings up which graphic, you can download and install the following freeware program: The Font Thing

Download these free Quilt Block fonts

Click on the above image to download the two QuiltBlock True Type fonts (dingbats) I used in some of my tutorials. These fonts are for your own personal use and may not be shared, sold or put up for download on any other website. The fonts are copyrighted by Quiltime.com, who graciously granted me permission to share these fonts with you. Please visit their website www.quiltime.com to see other neat accessories and patterns for quilting.