They make three fully enclosed shapes that will become solid shapes later in the ExpressDesign Wizard.

The Choose Picture page will appear.

Click Load a Picture and the viewer will appear.

In the Picture Viewer, browse to DocumentsPremier2SamplesCreate Pics.

If you position the arrow pointer over a thumbnail without clicking, the name of the picture will be shown.

The picture is called Petals.wmf.

Alternatively, select an icon display that shows the names.

Click the Petals.wmf thumbnail, and then click OK.

The picture is loaded onto the Choose Picture page, with its name shown below the preview area.

Click Next and the Rotate and Crop Picture page will appear.

This is because pictures in Windows Meta File (wmf) format can have an empty background.

However, after the picture is cropped, white is used by the ExpressDesign Wizard to replace empty areas.

When white thread is not desired in the background of an Express Embroidery, it may be removed on the Choose Thread Colors page.

The white background is ignored by Express Trace and Express Border.

No adjustment of the crop area is required, so click Next and the Design Size page will appear.

In Design Size, select Fit Design To Hoop.

Click Change Hoop and the Hoop Selection dialog box appears.

Under Enter Size, ensure that Enter Hoop size is not selected (checked).

Select the Universal Hoop Group, then set Hoop Size to 240mm x 150mm - Universal Large Hoop 2.

The chosen hoop is previewed.

Click Next and the Choose Thread Colors page will appear.

Notice that all 5 of the 5 possible colors have been automatically picked.

If the thread range in the Change All To box is not set to Robison-Anton Rayon 40, click the drop-down arrow at the end and select Robison-Anton Rayon 40.

The white background is not required, so ensure Automatically Remove Background Color is selected.

A check pattern in the Thread Color Preview shows where there will be no stitches.

Click Next. Stitches will be created, then the Fabric and Stitch Type Options page will appear.

Ensure that the Fabric is set to Woven.

This may differ from the fabric selected in PREMIER 2 Configure, but the background color chosen in PREMIER 2 Configure is always used.

Ensure the Design Underlay option is turned off and leave the Preferred Stitch Type slider all the way to the left.

Some of the petals will be changed to lightly stitched fill patterns that would reveal the underlay if it is left on.

Click Finish and the final design and its picture are shown on the work area.

Click the Edit button next to the Notes box on the Design Panel.

In the Notes dialog box enter Floral.

Use the quick keyword selector to add the keywords Flowers and Gardens.

Then click OK. Notes entered for the design will also be saved in the embroidery when it is exported in.vp4 format.

Notes are used to search for embroideries by key words in Windows Explorer.

Click Save and browse to the folder DocumentsPremier2My Designs.

Change the File name to PetalsBasicFill and click Save.

This saves your project as a design file in.edo format.

Use this design to create a variety of filled petals.

See: Pattern Fill Petals: Change a Fill Area to a Leaf Pattern, Create a Single Color Gradient Fill in a Petal and Use a Bee for a My Fill Pattern.

Density Effect Petals: Fill a Petal with a Multicolor Gradient Density Fill, Use a Radial Fill in a Petal and Fill a Petal with a Spiral Fill with Gradient Density.

Motif Line and Fill Petals: Use Motif Fills in Two Petals and Create a Flower with Motif Lines.

Create Appliqu Areas with Express Border 1 Click New or File, New Window.

The Choose Design Type page of the ExpressDesign Wizard will appear.

Click Create Express Border.

Click Next and the Choose Picture page will appear.

Click Load a Picture.

In DocumentsPremier2SamplesCreatePics, click the Petals.wmf thumbnail, then click OK.

The picture will be loaded onto the Choose Picture page.

No rotation or adjustment of crop lines is required, so click Next and the Monochrome Threshold page will appear.

Only the thick outlines are dark enough to show at the default Monochrome Threshold.

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