# 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="/files/QM5q5GXDd8HtpE8NGD3x" 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>

![](/files/LFYuKzpzmVlR5M2nEJmU)

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>

![](/files/mNDDABLhabIjNxYIfKk7)

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="/files/8OhmsYLnCKWOmEeIxeyp" 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="/files/DKAFCuEzUop1dDsg33TI" 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="/files/bLOWhBAXqmD24YGMBDRY" alt="" data-size="line">). Drag and drop quilt block tiles into folders to move them.

<figure><img src="/files/2Ksi2cniyeNPLn9ITIta" 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>

![](/files/NQmTwnUHPm9ap5KsNY0U)

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).


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