DW & I are working on respective crazy quilt projects. This can involve a lot of embroidery, and since embroidery designs (for machine) can add up ($), we're digitizing a lot of our own. Most graphic formats (.jpg .png .gif .bmp) can get quite labor-intensive—prepping them for digitizing, however vector graphics (in .cdr format only) usually digitize in a snap, and the results are far superior to digitizing other formats.

So... We've done some extensive searching of Goggle Images without much luck, so we're looking for (perhaps) some off-the-beaten-path sources anyone might know of for free vector graphics in .cdr format. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Doc & Mrs. Doc

Take a look at Embroidermodder, it is free Open Source software that provides versions for Linux, Apple's OS X and Windows.

There are other vector graphics editors that might be interesting to look at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...aphics_editors

Thanks; perhaps I wasn't clear (enough?). We have digitizing software—Bernina DesignerPlus (which includes a stripped-down version of CorelDRAW as its drawing/graphics editor); it's vector artwork to digitize into embroidery designs that we're seeking.

I took a look at Embroidermodder. It looks interesting, but DesignerPlus (despite its drawbacks) is a bit more functional/sophisticated. However the real deal-breaker is that Embroidermodder is not compatible with Bernina (and none of the embroidery formats it will handle are stable! )

We've run into a similar problem with vector files; many that are available free online are not in .cdr (CorelDRAW) format, and are not stable when loaded into the Corel editor, and/or when converted into .cdr format before loading.

Hence my OP seeking sources for free vector artwork in Corel (.cdr) format.

Computers are so much fun.

Doc

Maybe these sites will be of some help. I'd imagine there isn't much available though.

http://www.vectorarts.net/tag/cdr/ (A few pages of CDR images)
http://www.free-logotypes.com/ (Nothing but Logos)

Here are stock photos that use the EPS format, which can be saved as CDR in CorelDraw.

http://www.canstockphoto.com/illustr...coreldraw.html
http://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/coreldraw

According to this dated thread, it appears that CorelDraw comes with some free art.

Also, I don't know if this is helpful, but Inkscape to able to import CDR files and convert them to SVG.

Good luck!