# Blocks Dashboard

## <mark style="color:blue;">Blocks Dashboard</mark>

The **Block Dashboard** is the home of all your quilt blocks - [*custom blocks*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/cs#custom-quilt-block), imported blocks from the PreQuilt [*Block Library*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/bs#block-library) and any [*AddOn Collaborator block libraries*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/as#addon-feature-or-block-library) that you have purchased.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FFcs0G5d66J7PZmqq5fR2%2F00-block-dashboard.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=9fa36b39-01f6-40d2-a00a-6418787658f2" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Example Block Dashboard</em></p></figcaption></figure>

From the main Block Dashboard, you can:

### <mark style="color:blue;">a | Create a New Block</mark>

![](https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FSXzQNdKH9LpTSkbAAJJ7%2Fa%20Create%20block.png?alt=media\&token=831b79ac-65b2-423d-a119-8649d350be88)

There are two different starting points for creating a [*custom block*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/cs#custom-quilt-block) - from the Block Dashboard or while designing a quilt. When you create a new block from the Block Dashboard, it is saved in your [*Block Stash*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/bs#block-stash) and can be used in any quilt.

It's important to note that the [*color tags*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/cs#color-tags) that you use in a block saved on the Block Dashboard will be overwritten by the color tags set in the quilt when you import it into a quilt. To ensure the color tags on your block stay the same, change the color tags on your quilt to match those used in the quilt block.

### <mark style="color:blue;">b | Import Blocks</mark>

![](https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FtI4Xc7JSYZHPNEyEkU2Z%2Fb%20Import%20block.png?alt=media\&token=afe9bb31-d811-4f6a-8fa3-de1d2cce96b8)

There are two different libraries from which you can import quilt blocks. Importing a quilt block will save a copy of it in your [*Block Stash*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/bs#block-stash). You can import blocks from:

#### <mark style="color:blue;">01 |</mark> [*PreQuilt Block Library*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/bs#block-library)

* Free, open source quilt blocks that have been created in PreQuilt
* Good resource for common traditional quilt blocks
* Grab and go block resource

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2F0I06f5uuGqvqKBBl0y1m%2Fb1%20pq%20block%20library.png?alt=media&#x26;token=5f34cd0f-cb88-41ea-8602-6beea07f7eb0" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>PreQuilt Block Library</em></p></figcaption></figure>

#### <mark style="color:blue;">02 |</mark> [*AddOn Collaborator Block Libraries*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/as#addon-feature-or-library)

* Paid block libraries that coordinate with a specific collaborator's quilt pattern
* One time payment will unlock the block library & accompanying quilt layouts

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2Fwt8gZfwPt5iDd7PIwPbo%2Fb2%20addon%20libraries.png?alt=media&#x26;token=22cc9d0d-57fa-40c0-90c0-58569e15a456" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Locked AddOn Collaborator Block Libraries</em></p></figcaption></figure>

### <mark style="color:blue;">c | Organize Blocks</mark>

Your quilt blocks can also be organized into folders. You can create new folders by clicking on the Add a Folder button (<img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2F1sgjZoPO7Rb8PsfOrvKC%2Fc1%20add%20folder.png?alt=media&#x26;token=96b2cec6-773c-41d2-85df-a6d769a025d2" alt="" data-size="line">). Drag and drop quilt block tiles into folders to move them.

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FPGSc4xf8JYtRJlKtRZ2H%2Fc2%20folders.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1f8da1e7-03de-4a8f-8cc4-877922a1975c" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Example of a Block folder named 'Stars' and 2 blocks not organized into a folder</em></p></figcaption></figure>

### <mark style="color:blue;">d | Edit Blocks</mark>

![](https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FbK2YZY06d3a5QtWB9Dpk%2Fd%20edit%20block.png?alt=media\&token=a11ba012-7df5-422e-9ca2-5d7ef0c35b44)

You can also edit a quilt block from the dashboard by clicking on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Edit Block**</mark> button located underneath the quilt block on its tile. Other editing options are changing the block name, [*cloning*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/cs#clone) the block, and deleting it from the [*Block Stash*](https://glossary.prequilt.com/pq-glossary/bs#block-stash).