Edited to add final stitchout! Working on my son and DIL's dog. I did all the family dogs a couple of years ago for Christmas gifts but I had someone else digitize them. This time I'm doing it with a mix of Hatch2 and Masterworks II. It's a lot of work and I'm ready to test stitch.

Wowzer Sewmom......what a fantastic job on this pup!! So glad you showed your final result!!

Final stitch out is added to the post now! It turned out great! I made mistakes. The worst one was not digitizing properly so the eye area was too thick. The white of the eyes wouldn't stitch without breaking so I did it by hand. I didn't want to take the time to redo the whole thing.

Great digitizing!! This looks just like my dog. I am anxious to see the stitch out.

Well done. You must be pleased with your digitized effort. Hugs Maureen

Wow, great work, I am thrilled, wow. I embroider mainly dogs, the specified colors are never correct, I always need three attempts until it is right. Hugs Maria

Wow, this looks terrific!

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

Thank you : )

This one sure looks real & You have the eyes perfect!! Are they for a surprise?

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

No surprise. I put their 2 dogs on a duffel bag a few years ago but 1 dog passed away. My son asked me to decorate a new bag with the surviving dog and their new dog. It’s for DIL’s birthday but she knows about it.

Wow! You’re doing a fabulous job!

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

Thank you.

Excellent likeness of the dog. You’re doing a great job with this. Can’t wait to see it stitched out. What will this become in the end (framed wall hanging pillow, etc.)?

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

It’s for a patch on a duffle bag.

You are amazing!

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

Thank you 😊

What a great job you have done so far. You should be proud.

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

Thank you 🙏

Fantastic

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

Thank you.

Looking good...can't wait to see your test stitch out... did you use the photo stitch option or manually digitize every element?

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by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

I used photo stitch, it was too open so I made a black underlay (pink under tongue) to go under the whole thing so the light fabric won’t show through. If it’s too dense I may remove the underlay and add a black fabric but right now it’s going on light gray as a rectangular patch.
I separately digitized the eyes for more definition.

by sewmom 06 Aug 2023

I did try auto digitizing in satin stitch which looked great on the computer but it was over 60,000 stitches. Right now it’s about 30,000.

by dragonflyer 07 Aug 2023

Thanks for the information Sewmom... Looking forward to seeing your stitch-out.