[Need guidline/hint/ideas for creating embroidery patterns]

Thanks! I'll give them a try. I live in Florida, she lives in Iowa so it would be real nice if I could get it all done while I am visiting.

[Need guidline/hint/ideas for creating embroidery patterns]

Thanks, here is a sample. I put a yard stick on there for a size reference.

Hi Ed, Welcome to the forum!

Are we talking about "peggy" squares (crochet in wool) or embroidery (fancy stitching on a backing fabric)?

A pic of the square and one of a sample pattern would help us figure out if there is an easy transition from one to the other.

[Need guidline/hint/ideas for creating embroidery patterns]

I searched the forums but it turns out 'pattern' is a really silly search term :-)

My sister is trying to recreate/repair a quilt my mother made. It consists of many 8x8 embroidered squares sewn together. Genius that I am I figured I could simply take a photo of each square, load it up into paint.net, add a layer and trace over the lines.

Turns out I really, really suck at tracing. Next I tried embossing the image and finally posterizing (sp?) it.

Now I am here. What is the easiest way to make a pattern from a photograph. This are pretty simple line art kind of things, lots of chain stitches.

I would be more than happy to send a sample picture of one of the squares if that would help.

I'd like to get the patterns done before she figures out just how much work she is in for :-)

Thanks,

Ed