# 04a | What is a Fabric Link?

## <mark style="color:blue;">Module 04a | What is a Fabric Link?</mark>

There's a lot of value to PreQuilt's fabric links - it reduces the chore of changing your mind! But what is a fabric link?!? Find out here!

In this sub-module you'll be introduced to the fundamental feature of PreQuilt, the Fabric Link.

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*Module 4a: What is a Fabric Link?*
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## <mark style="color:blue;">Help Guide</mark>

A **Fabric Link** is used to connect a particular quilt block piece (bottom left HST patch) to a particular fabric swatch (Ruby Star swatch on the right).&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FasfXukpPmlWhL6WSojfM%2Fa-fabric-links-1.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=9a45040a-ecaf-49b4-bff9-a3771eb56301" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>The HST patch is linked to the Ruby Star swatch.</em></p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FphLMpcIryf87DO2Jqd6Y%2Fa-fabric-links-2.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=ac93dc9c-52d2-4f5a-9de2-07e222fce08c" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>It'll look like this once applied.</em></p></figcaption></figure>

So when the fabric swatch used by a Fabric Link is changed (from a solid to another solid or from a solid to a printed fabric swatch or from a printed fabric swatch to another printed fabric swatch), everything that is using that Fabric Link will also change and be updated automatically.

<figure><img src="https://2632437258-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZIxhpDEaPtVb8DXlSENh%2Fuploads%2FOOFYRPcDPL4njMt1er0L%2Fa-fabric-links-2b.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=34678b21-7e38-40cb-9f25-023130be9e6e" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>It'll look like this when the fabric swatch being used in the Fabric Link is changed.</em></p></figcaption></figure>