Quilt-Pro tip 13: Using the Rotary Cutter on a Circle or Ellipse. A backdoor trick! Editor:
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7. In the Edit menu, select Copy.
8. In the File menu, select Export. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. Export clipboard as metafile dialogue box. Note: If you do not have an Import and Export Folder under Quilt-Pro folder, it is easy to create one after the dialogue box is open.
9. If not looking in at Import and Export folder, browse to that folder. Use the drop down arrow and select Enhanced metafile as Save as type and enter file name Oval-Circle. 10. Click 11. In the File menu, select Import. The dialogue box opens. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. Import data from dialogue box.
12. Locate the Import and Export folder, the file name is Oval-Circle and in the files of type pull down menu has Enhanced Metafiles selected (see blue highlight in Fig. 3.) 13. Click
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4. 14. Delete the selected items on the right. Note: The patches on the left can now be cut with the rotary cutter tool. 15. In the
Tool Bar, select the Rotary Cutter tool 16.
Test the patches by cutting them into two sections with the Rotary Cutter
Figure 5. Workspace with both patches cut. Create Patches using the Effects menu option Join to use with the rotary cutter backdoor export.
2. To join the patches, use the 3. Go to the Effects Menu and select Join.
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To cut the joined patches with the rotary cutter, repeat steps 6-16 in previous
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6. In the Tool
Bar, select the Select tool 
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Select both patches by dragging the mouse cursor across the patches. 
Create New Folder Icon. A New Folder will appear. 
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See Figure 4.
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See Figure 5.
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Draw the shapes you wish using the 
Bezier Curve, 
Freehand, 
line and in Quilt-Pro 4 ONLY you can also use the 
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Select tool and drag across the lines you wish to join.
