Sibille, I am not sure exactly what you want to find at the digital designers group. Did you check out the"WHAT "I" HAVE BEEN CREATING WITH A GRAPHICS PROGRAM" and "DIGITAL TO TEXTILE" discussions? Liz Ozselcuk has done a lot of designs with the program that she has documented on her blog. Many could be turned into embroidery. Shirley did some circles here - digital (http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/circles-and-swirls/next?context=user) and here - stitched (http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/gold-angel/next?context=user). There are others.

Are you looking for specific patterns to embroider? Backgrounds to embroider over?

"I need something that can actually draw shapes I could transfer onto a pattern for example, or take over into my embroidery design software." Patterns could be done with specific brushes (which are more like stamps, to me). (I have some at http://www.airynothing.net/Fancys/brushes-p1.html and will be adding more soon. And there are many beautiful brushes available.)
Basic shapes can also be drawn with the help of the gfig filter. I have play only a little with this, so far.
I've taken photos of flowers and created outlines and/or line drawings that could be embroidered.
In Sharon's Studio Journal class we learned to make kaleidoscopes (not a GIMP feature, but at http://www.krazydad.com/kaleido) and find patterns that could be embroidered. (Or quilted or woven or... whatever. I tend to look at/for embroidery and appliqué & quilting.)

Backgrounds to embroider over could be anything at all. I have a WIP of old pictures (engravings?) of birds over which I stamped some GIMP brushes of very modern looking line birds that I'm embroidering. I know Sharon has photos of her embroidery over a digital designs she made and printed on fabric.

I don't think I have any of the functioning addons other than those included in the current download of GIMP.

Liebe Sibille, das wäre toll.

Wie geht es Dir?

Bei uns wie immer illimeter-Fortschritte. Mit einer wesentlichen Verbesserung können wir nicht mehr rechnen. Aber wir kommen zurecht und es geht uns gut.

Übrigens fliegt unsere Enkelin Freitag nach Neuiseeland und dann nach Australien. Ich glaube sie hat auch vor Ursula in Brisbane zu besuchen.

Ich habe gerade ein Biscornu in der Anna und 2 Decken für die Weihnachtausgabe der Lena gemacht. Jezt arbeite ich an so kleinen Teilen für die Manuell. Ich habe noch ein anderes grosses Projekt in diesem Jahr (ausser meinem Kurs im Oktober in Interlaken). Ich mache für unsere Kirche den Weihnachtsstern in Hardanger. Also immer was zu tun.

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Schön wieder von Dir zu hören. Liebe Grüsse Vera

:) Thanks Sibille

Thank you Sibille for your nice comment!

Your work is so beautiful and perfect!

Sibille, Gracias por tu comentario, tus trabajos son hermosos y me amo verlos. Besos

Hi Sibille, great to see you here and great to have you as a friend. Kind of busy right now, but will talk with you more later.

Sibille, I apologize as I had no idea that you copyrighted that pattern. I understand. Please keep me informed as to when the pattern gets published.
I notice that you have taken your picture off this site. I am sorry if my comment caused you to do that.

You are very talented then, when they publish you in every magazine. Wonderful. And I can see your excellent work while I am writing this.
Thank your for your letter. And I am looking forward to see even more in future.
Love from
Anneliese.