Turn Your First Doodle into a Real Repeating Pattern — Step by Step
From Doodles to Dollars® is a self-paced, four-part mini-course that walks you from a simple black and white doodle to a finished pattern you can turn into fabric, gift wrap, or stationery — even if you've never opened Adobe Illustrator in your life.
Sound familiar?
You love to doodle — the margins of your notebooks prove it. And you've heard that people turn designs like yours into patterns on real products.
But every time you think about actually doing it, the same questions show up:
→ Where do I even start?
→ Isn't Adobe Illustrator really complicated?
→ Am I "artist enough" for this?
Here's what I want you to know: every single one of my students started exactly where you are. Not with talent. Not with tech skills. With a doodle and a decision.
This mini-course is that decision, made easy.
I'm Ready to Create My First Pattern →Discover this magical step-by-step process
Here's what women just like you created:
Your path from doodle to pattern — in four friendly parts
Part 1: Sketch & Import We start where all great patterns start: with simple, playful doodles. (You can always get fancy later!) Then I'll show you exactly how to bring your doodles into your very first Illustrator document — click by click, no guessing.
Part 2: Image Trace & Color This is where the magic kicks in. You'll watch your hand-drawn doodles transform into crisp vector artwork, and then learn three different ways to add color — including one delightful technique that involves coloring outside the lines. (Yes, really. It's my students' favorite.)
Part 3: Create Your Pattern The moment you've been waiting for: we bring it all together and build your first repeating pattern. When you see your own artwork repeat seamlessly across the screen for the first time — that's a feeling you won't forget.
Part 4: Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them Become your very own Sherlock Holmes. I'll show you the most common errors every beginner makes (I made them all myself!) and exactly how to spot and fix each one — so a small hiccup never turns into a dead end.
I'm Ready to Create My First Pattern →
But I've never used Adobe Illustrator…
Perfect. This course was made for you.
→ I guide you click by click. You'll watch my screen the entire time — every menu, every button, every step. Nothing is assumed.
→ No prior experience needed. Most of my students had never opened Illustrator before this course. Many had never used design software of any kind.
→ Don't own Illustrator yet? Adobe offers a free 7-day trial, so you can complete your first pattern before spending a penny on software. It runs on both Mac and PC.
If you can doodle, you can do this. I promise.
I'm Ready to Create My First Pattern →Hi, I'm Anne — and it's never too late to create®
At 58, I packed thirty years of corporate experience into a cardboard box after being laid off. When nobody would hire me because of my age, my husband pointed at the art supplies gathering dust in our basement and said, "I think the universe is trying to tell you something."
He was right. I discovered surface pattern design, taught myself Adobe Illustrator (with plenty of Part 4-style mistakes along the way!), and within months I was selling my designs at shops and craft fairs.
Today I've taught thousands of women to turn their doodles into patterns — and I've built my entire teaching approach around one belief, which I loved so much I trademarked it:
It's Never Too Late To Create®
If I could do this with no art degree, no design background, and no tech skills — so can you. Let me show you the way, one friendly step at a time.
I'm Ready to Create My First Pattern →
Everything you get inside From Doodles to Dollars®
Lifetime access — revisit the lessons whenever you like, at your own pace.
Video Trainings
→ Four step-by-step video lessons — Sketch & Import, Image Trace & Color, Create Your Pattern, and Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them — with closed captions
Cheat Sheets
Downloadable cheat sheets for every lesson, so you never have to remember which button to click.
Private Community
Learn surface design surrounded by a supportive and engaged community in a private Facebook group.
Your Investment - Just $197
Self-paced from day one — finish in a weekend or savor it over a month. There's no falling behind here.
Here's what women just like you are saying:
Your first pattern is closer than you think.
One doodle. Four friendly parts. And that unforgettable moment when your own artwork repeats seamlessly across the screen and you think: "I actually made this." Progress over perfection — let's begin.
MINI-COURSE
$197
ONE PAYMENT
Short, easy to follow videos
Step-by-step written instructions
Community
Lifetime access