Design on the quilt

Choose where pieces snap

Snap under the design wall decides where a piece lands when you place or drop it: in a space, on its center, where grid lines cross, halfway along a line, against other pieces, along an outline, or exactly where you let go.

Where to find it

Designer → tool dock under the design wall → Snap.

Open the designer
In the designer, the Snap menu plays a short preview of each mode as the cursor passes Space center, Where lines cross and Halfway along a line; choosing Where lines cross drops circles centered on the seams' crossings

How to do it

  1. Press Snap in the tool dock. The menu plays a short preview of each mode as you point at it.
  2. Choose Space corner to fill a space, Space center to center a piece in it, or Where lines cross to center it on a crossing.
  3. Choose Halfway along a line for setting triangles, Against other pieces to butt up to what’s there, or Outline for shapes that fit together, like hexagons.
  4. Choose Off to place freely. Pieces you place or drag now land by the mode you chose.

Good to know

  • Hold Alt (⌥) while dragging to drop a piece exactly where you let go, whatever Snap says.
  • On a hexagon, triangle or tumbler grid the menu has just Space, Outline and Off.
Who can use it
Free
Where it works
Web studio · iPhone & iPad

This guide answers

  • How do I stop pieces snapping to the grid?
  • Why aren't my pieces lining up with the grid?
  • How do I place a piece where the lines cross?
  • How do I put a piece in the middle of a square?
  • How do I place setting triangles on the edge?
  • How do I make hexagons fit together?