PIP / Green screen only using clips from project libary

Hello,
I've been experimenting with iMovie and looking to combine some clips and do some PIP, Greenscreen, etc. The only way I combine 2 clips to to drag it down from the event library. Is there no way to combine 2 clips from the project library?
  I ask this because all the clips on the project library are edited, cut and ready to go. The event library footage is hours long and raw, seems like a obvious thing to be able to combine 2 project libary clips but I cannot seem to do it.
Failing that, I though maybe add the Project library clip to the event library and do it that way but that also does not seem to work
Hopefully I've explained myself ok, if you need any more info or explanation just ask.

Yes, you need to drag clips from the Event Library to the project.
If you need to use some edited project clips in a project, you should use the SHARE menu to Export Using QuickTime. Choose Apple Intermediate Codec as the video codec, and save it to a place where you can find it. Then you can import it to an iMovie Event using FILE/IMPORT MOVIES...

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