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Add a new vector layer named "bench". (Layers/New Vector Layer)

To make the next step easier, turn off the visibility for all layers except your front and back legs.

Click on your preset shapes and choose rectangle. 
Starting at coordinates 45,190 draw out a rectangle to coordinates 305,235

Click on Node Edit and move your lower left node to coordinates 15, 235; move your lower right node to coordinates 335, 235.


This is what I have so far:

Save your image (Ctrl+S)

Add a new vector layer named "slats". (Layers/New Vector Layer)

Click on your preset shapes and choose rectangle. 
Starting at coordinates 65,65 draw out a rectangle to coordinates 75,200

Left click on your "slat" and choose Copy from the menu.
Left click on your canvas and choose Paste New Vector Selection.
Place this slat to the right of your original. 
(I spaced mine about 10 pixels apart - but you can always move them later.)
Left click on your canvas and choose Paste New Vector Selection.
Place this slat to the right of your second slat.
Continue pasting until you have eight slats. If you need to move them you can do so with your Object Selector Tool.  Here's where we're at so far:

Arrange your layers as follows:

Now expand all of your layers, as shown below:

Arrange the vector objects in each of your leg layers so that the top ellipse is first; the rectangle is next and the bottom ellipse is last.

Save your image (Ctrl+S)

Open the fill image you saved earlier. Change your background color to pattern and choose this image as your pattern using a scale of 100% and an angle of 0.

We are going to perform the following on each of our vector objects.
Your leg layers each have three vector objects, so be sure to change them all.  As you complete each layer, close the layer and turn off the visibility for that layer - this just makes it easier to see what you're doing as well as keeping track of which layers we have changed.

1. Double click on the object in your layer palette
2. In the properties box, change the fill to pattern. 
(Since you've already changed your background to a pattern using the fill image provided, it automatically uses this pattern and you don't have to choose it each time.)

You should now have this:


At this point look at your image and see if anything needs adjusting.
If needed, move your sections now, while they're still vector objects.

I wasn't happy with the angle of my bench. It looked like anything put on it would just slide right off!  I adjusted it by clicking on the Object Selectors Tool and clicking on the bench. I then moved the bottom of the bench up until it had a more realistic angle (Hey - this was a lot easier than going back and rewriting the first part of the tutorial!):


Our bench needs a little depth. Right click on your bench layer and choose duplicate. Move this layer beneath your bench layer and expand it.

Click on your Object Selector Tool and click once on the Rectangle in your Copy of bench layer. This is now your selected vector object. Click on the center square and drag this image down about 10 pixels. 
(This step is totally unnecessary, which I found out later when I added my cushion! LOL)

Save your image (Ctrl+S)

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