# 07b | Random Block Rotation

## <mark style="color:blue;">Module 07b | How to Randomly Rotate a Block</mark>

In this sub-module, you'll learn how to randomly rotate your blocks in your quilt grid.&#x20;

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## <mark style="color:blue;">YouTube Video</mark>

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Module 07b: How to Randomly Rotate Blocks in a Quilt
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## <mark style="color:blue;">Help Guide</mark>

To randomly rotate your quilt blocks:

1. In this example, I'm going to want to randomly rotate all the star blocks in this quilt. To select them all, click on <mark style="color:blue;">**one of the Sawtooth Star blocks**</mark> in the quilt grid and <mark style="color:blue;">**right click**</mark>. Select the <mark style="color:blue;">**Select = Blocks**</mark> option to select all of the same blocks as the one highlighted.

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2. You will now see that all the block cells that hold a Sawtooth Star block are selected on the quilt grid.

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3. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**RANDOMIZE tab**</mark> on the left side control panel.

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4. Click on the <mark style="color:blue;">**Rotate button**</mark> to randomly rotate all the selected blocks.

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5. You will now see that the blocks have been randomly rotated and no longer point in the same direction. Repeat step 4 until you have a layout you prefer.

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6. Click <mark style="color:blue;">**outside the quilt grid**</mark> to deselect the blocks and view the quilt's new layout.

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7. Don't forget to <mark style="color:blue;">**save**</mark>!

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