Embroidery Design Doodler 4+

I love this tool and the only reason I bought it is so I can digitize on my iPad. They have had two or three updates for the PC version but they haven’t had any for the app! I already have Hatch so if I wanted to use a PC, I usually use that. But, I was hoping the updates for this would be asynchronous. Not just for the one.

I spent $400 dollars and I can’t use the app which is the only reason I got it. I know other people in his group have been asking for an app update for ages but there’s no ETA or even a hint that there will be an update anytime soon. I think I’ve been hoodwinked and once again, I’m not the only one who thinks this.

It’s been 14 months since this program/app has been released and there have been several updates over the past 6-8 months which have greatly enhanced the experience of using the iPad to create embroidery designs with the artistic flair that is hard to achieve elsewhere. By simply choosing your stitch style, fill style, underlay, etc. and using the pencil or even your finger on the screen, you can easily sketch as simple or complex a design.
With the new auto-save feature, a whole new stitch engine, and almost limitless choice of stitch and motif stitches including a fully personalized option for creating Appliqué types, you’ll be designing and stitching in no time at all.
This Free App is a nice companion to the full featured Windows PC Program allowing you to sit and design anywhere, send your designed file to your PC and convert it to the file type your Embroidery machine or even Long-Arm Quilting machine. Yes, it converts to almost all long arm formats!
Within this short amount of time, and with all of the feedback, the developers have been able to get the updates synchronized between both the PC Version as well as the iPad app so that the tools and features stay the same across both platforms.
Keep in mind, this is a Companion App for the full Windows Program which is required to be able to actually convert your designs into stitch files for your machine. You cannot just create a machine file with only the iPad app.

I love this app. Yes, I also needed to buy the Windows App for roughly $400, but is worth every penny! This app gives me the flexibility to create my own designs from my iPad or my laptop. It is easy to use and tons of fun. There is also a great Facebook group that provides a resource for help, how to guides, and inspiration. I struggled to learn how to digitize embroidery designs because my time to sit at my laptop is limited. This app, whether for iPad or Windows, takes the guesswork out of digitizing. I get to enjoy the creative process and fantastic stitched results, without having to worry about the details behind a digitized design. If you are serious about creating your own designs, consider this app.