Using the Perspective Fill Effect

1. Start a new design.

2. Left-click the Complex Fill button .

3. Select Decorative from the Stitch Type pull- down toolbar at the top of the View Window .

4. Digitize a relatively large circle (so that you can see the distortion effect).

5. Click the Edit Mode button .

6. Double-click the fill you just digitized. The Properties dialog appears.

7. Click the Top Stitching tab. Make sure the stitch type is set to Decorative in this tab.

8. Choose any decorative stitch (such as Bows).

9. Click OK.

10. Click the Effects tab.

11. Select Perspective from the Distortion Effect pull-down menu.

12. Click OK. The Perspective effect will be applied to the fill.

13. You will now see a box around complex fill, in addition to the selection box.  Resize one edge of the effect box (by selecting and dragging the corners) to make it shorter than the opposite edge.  This creates the perspective effect that makes it appear that the smaller stitches are farther away.

NOTE: Check the Trace Borders option in the Top Stitching tab to trace a border around your decorative fill.