How about some dots of acrylic paint? I'd practice 'dotting' on paper first but it would be a zillion times faster than tracing all those letters...
and anyone whose ever painted know it is permanent on fabric/thread ;)

I really think it is the font used that makes it recede. I would do it for you , no fee, if you were close by! I believe a block font would stand out better, and maybe a lime grn would be better than the forest green. I surely hope you get it worked out--very disappointing when you've done all that work and paid for it.

I agree, it is partly the font too... but what's done is done. mermaid I wish you were close by I would buy you lunch to help me correct this :o KalamaQuilts: My first thought was paint, but I am not sure what the out come would be like. Would it get stiff?

If you decide to have it redone, I would suggest doing a bit of hand work in the different colors you are considering. Kind of like auditioning fabrics. It will be apparent quickly which color will stand out. I predict white will show up best.

You could outline each letter with a black sharpie permanent marker - that might take less time and be just as effective.

I have seen many embroidery words on fabric and plain block font always look better and easier to read when there is lot of lettering. Unless you can get another one made I wouldn't try to change it if it is the only one I had. Too much can go wrong.

BellaBoo: I know what you mean - I keep having visions of what could go wrong!! But I have to decide how much it bothers me the way it is. I actually have 2 of them.... because I am making 2 quilts. So if I try something and it doesn't work that just means 1 quilt will just have a plain block. I like the idea of hand stitching around it... but I have to give it some more thought because I don't needle point. Nammie to 7: the black sharpie sounds good, I wonder if I could do that uniformly so it still looked nice??????

I have had very good luck with Sharpie (permanent marker) pens, just running along the top of the stitches, using black. It "dyes" the thread, lasts almost forever even through washings. I would not mark the fabric at all, too much can go wrong. However if you use the fine tip marker and just run it over the stitches, it should do the job. Good luck.

The embroidery looks beautiful. I would leave it as is. You'll forget about it anyway. I know I would. :)

Thank you ... I have some ideas to think about. I have some time yet on my projects before I have to make a decision