Hello, a couple of people have mentioned that the PDF converter app alters the orientation of the photo they pull across to Goodnotes. I’ve found a work around for this issue. Once the image is in Goodnotes you can rotate the image to get the pattern to sit in the orientation you need. Let me know if you want me to do an additional upload explaining this? Xx

oh my. what a helpful tutorial. thank you for sharing Lisa. happy stitching. :)

Thank you Lisa for sharing this valuable info with the community!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERY DAY!!

Thank you! I have heard of this method, but I’m not so computer savvy and couldn’t figure out how to go about doing it. This is wonderful information. I’ve just discovered channel, and I’m so happy I did.

This was brilliant! Can’t wait to do this with my Mirabilia “Snow Queen”…and all my other paper charts!

Oh my word I’m so excited to try this!!!!!

Awesome tip!!! Thanks so much Lisa & love watching your videos. I'm a new Canadian subscriber😊

Great tutorial! I basically do the same thing but I use the iBooks app that came on my iPad. I take a photo of the paper pattern with my iPad. When I select it from my photo album there is a square symbol with an up arrow in the upper right corner that I click on. From there I choose the option Save PDF to Books. In my Books library I can select/open the PDF and when I tap the top middle of the screen there is a pencil symbol and I can choose to highlight or take notes. I can also zoom in and out. It works the same as GoodNotes. I can also save purchased instant downloads this way. I do have a newer iPad so I don't know if this works on older ones. Chelsea from Priscilla & Chelsea, The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch, mentioned that she uses her iPad this way so I gave it a try and it works great.

Thanks! That is great... I'm 70 and want to go back to embroidery. Thank you!!!!

Omg this is going to help me so much with my mirabillia and the disney thomas kinkade patterns😍 going to share this in the group

Thanks for this Lisa, so helpful. Just about to start first Mirabilia and was wondering how to get it into Good Notes, this has helped no end. Thanks again

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!!! This is really going to simplify my life. Have been taking pic of pattern and working from the photo then marking off on the paper pattern😡. Will get theses aps and then try my hand at parking next🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻💕

Lisa, thank you for this, this is going to be awesome for Death by Cross Stitch, as that paper copy is a bear, off to the App Store now.

Great how to. Thank you for sharing. ❤️

Thank you very much Lisa, I am presently grappling with a Gecko rouge paper chart , so this will be very helpful! Cheers, Karen

Thank you for the lovely and informative video. ❤️

Fantastic information!!!!! Great presentation Lisa..... I have been wondering how to get a pattern into my computer because I don’t have a scanner or easy access to one. Thank you

This was very helpful - thank you.

Wonderful information, thank you!!

Thanks Lisa so helpful works with my GoodReader

Your demo is very clear and easy to follow. I found a similar way to create PDF files. Bunt I import them into an App called Pattern Keeper which is fabulous. Only runs on Android unfortunately but great app.

Very helpful, thank you!

Great information. Thank you.

Lisa thank you so much. I have a iPad a that helps me out a lot.

Hi Lisa thank you for this have a problem I went and got the app GoodNotes but it’s version 5 and looks nothing like yours have you any experience with this one I’m technically challenged but love to have a go at digital patterns hope you don’t mind me reaching out to you regards Shirley 😥

Thank you so much!!👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you so much.

Thank you!

You are a genius! Thank you, Lisa! This is going to be so helpful!

I tried to do a mirabilia chart ,but it just went blurry when l pinched to enlarge ,could you do a mirabilia chart to show how you get it to work please ?

Thank you

I decided to try this. I have a question. My pattern photo came up in portrait instead of landscape - how can I rotate it? thanks.

What if you already have the pattern in PDF form from Pinterest which are usually just one page? Could you give the instructions to do this? Whenever I try the pattern is so small and always on one page. Thank you.

Very informative. Thank you!

I take a photo and open in the iBook app, which comes installed on the iPad, and it will convert ant photo to a pdf for free, fab Video

How do you do the mirabilia because I want too do that but no idea because they are so big

I was disappointed. The title seemed to have so much promise, but alas, it is Apple specific and Good Notes is a subscription. You not only have to pay to get access to the app, but you also have to pay more to use all of it's functions. However, excellent presentation and the instruction is clear and easy to follow. If I chose, I could do these steps quite easily on my iPad. I like that Good Notes has an undo feature, which Pattern Keeper does not have.

Sorry I forgot to ask, which version of Good notes are you using, the free or pay for one ? Thanks again, Karen

My chart is the correct way on my photograph but it comes up in portrait instead of landscape in the PDF app! Do you know how to change this please?

You cant rotate the pattern?

On iOS if you long press Notes app a menu will appear from which you can select “Scan Document”. It allows you to do basic color correction, cropping, rotating on the captured image. You can do one scan after another and at the end save the entire project as a pdf. So no need to take a picture and covert to pdf with separate app.

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Thank you!