1. Open new image, width="350" height="350", 16.7 million colors, Transparent.
Click on the "Color Options pallet." Change your foreground color to white ["#FFFFFF"] and your background color to Dark Red. ["#9B0909"].

2. Go to "View/Rulers" and click Ok. [If you do not already have "Rulers" on your PSP Desktop] Go to "View/Grid" and click Ok. I find it is easier to be more precise when designing your gaphics if you have both the "Rulers" and "Grid" activated.

3. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," make sure you select "solid color." Now right click in the centre of the "layer1" and the "Dark Red" color will fill the layer.

4. Go to "Image/Plug-in Filters/Texture/Texturizer." When the Texturizer Options Pallet opens, choose the following settings: "+ 100% -; Texture=Sandstone; Scaling=85%; Relief=2." Click Ok.

6. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and add a layer and name it "H."

7. Click on the "Text Tool" then left click on the top left hand side of the "H" layer. When the Text Tool Options Pallet opens choose "Hobo" font [or another "Fat" font] and size 90. Type the capital letter H and click Ok.

8. While the letter "H" is still selected ["Marching Ants" surrounding] move the "H" until the bottom right hand corner is at co-ordinates W=150 x H=160. Deselect. [Go to "Selections/select none" or press control and "d" keys.]

10. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and add a layer and name it "M." [We will leave the letter "O" until later.]

11. Click on the "Text Tool" then left click on the bottom left hand side of the "M" layer. Type the capital letter M and click Ok.

12. While the letter "M" is still selected ["Marching Ants" surrounding] move the "M" until the bottom right hand corner is at co-ordinates W=160 x H=290. Deselect. [Go to "Selections/select none" or press control and "d" keys.]

14. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and add a layer and name it "E."

15. Click on the "Text Tool" then left click on the bottom right hand side of the "E" layer. Type the capital letter E and click Ok.

16. While the letter "E" is still selected ["Marching Ants" surrounding] move the "E" until the bottom right hand corner is at co-ordinates W=280 x H=290. Deselect. [Go to "Selections/select none" or press control and "d" keys.]

18. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and add a layer and name it "O."

19. Click on the "Text Tool" then left click on the top left hand side of the "O" layer. Type the capital letter O and click Ok.

20. While the letter "O" is still selected ["Marching Ants" surrounding] move the "O" until the bottom center is at co-ordinates W=250 x H=160.

23. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere outside the letter "O." Go to "Selections/invert" and the "Marching Ants" will surround the "O."

25. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," make sure you select "solid color." Now left click in the centre of the "O" and the "white" color will fill the "O."

26. While the "O" is still selected go to "Edit/copy." Deselect.

27. Go to "Edit/paste/paste as new layer." Go to "Image/mirror."

29. While this second "O" is still selected [the "Marching Ants" still surrounding], click on the "Mover Tool" and position this "O" until it makes a "Heart shape" with the first "O."

30. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" . There are 6 layers. Turn off the "background or layer1," and the "H," "M" and "E" layers. Leave the "O" and "second O" layers turned on.

33. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" and activate the "H" layer. Now is the time to choose and open 3 background tile graphics that will enable you to give a "Patchwork" effect to the 3 letters of H, M and E.

34. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere inside the letter "H." The "Marching Ants" will surround the letter "H."

35. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," change from "solid color" to "pattern." Click on the "Middle tab" and scroll down until you locate the first "background_tile."

36. Left click inside the "Marching Ants" on the "H" and the pattern will "flood fill" the "H" shape.

38. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" and activate the "M" layer.

39. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere inside the letter "M." The "Marching Ants" will surround the letter "M."

40. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," while still on "pattern," and the "Middle tab," scroll down until you locate the second "background_tile."

41. Left click inside the "Marching Ants" on the "M" and the pattern will "flood fill" the "M" shape.

43. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" and activate the "E" layer.

44. Click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere inside the letter "E." The "Marching Ants" will surround the letter "E."

45. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," while still on "pattern," and the "Middle tab," scroll down until you locate the third "background_tile."

46. Left click inside the "Marching Ants" on the "E" and the pattern will "flood fill" the "E" shape.

48. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" and activate the "Heart" layer. Click on the "Color Options pallet." Change your foreground color to Dark Red ["#9B0909F"] and your background color to white. ["#FFFFFF"].

49. Click on the "Text Tool" then left click inside the center of the "Heart." When the Text Tool Options Pallet opens choose "Times New Roman" font and size 14 and the text color as the Dark Red. Type the phrase: "is where the heart is." Click Ok.

52. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet" . There are 5 layers. Turn off the "background or layer1," and leave all the rest of the layers turned on.

53. Go to "layers/merge/merge visible." Turn layer1 on again. Make sure that you are still on the new "merged layer." Right click on this layer and in the box that "pops up," click on "properties" and rename the layer, "Home." There should be 2 layers. Click Ok.

54. While still on this "Home" layer, click on the "Magic Wand Tool," and left click anywhere on the background outside the word "Home." Go to "Selections/invert" and the "Marching Ants" will surround the letters "Home."

55. Go to "Image/effects/inner bevel" and select the following settings.

58. Click on the "Layers Option Pallet." and add a layer and name it "Border."

59. Open the "gold_satin2.jpg" tile or choose your own to make a border for your Quilt.

60. Click on the "Flood Fill Tool" and in the "Tool Options Pallet," while still on "pattern," and the "Middle tab," scroll down until you locate the "gold satin tile."

63. The "Marching Ants" will move in toward the center by 30 pixels. Hit the "Delete" key and the center of the "gold satin" pattern will disappear, leaving a 30 pixel border around your Quilt. Do not deselect.

67. Go to "File/save as" and save your work in ".jpg" extension and name it "Quilt.

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