The present invention provides a novel system and method for digitizing garment patterns. In a system embodiment, there are imaging devices supported above a garment pattern-making table. The imaging devices are connected to a computing device via a suitable network connection. The imaging devices are operable to capture data representative of a known garment pattern, and deliver that data to the computing device. In turn, the computing device is operable to vectorize the pattern. Once vectorized, the pattern is subjected to a fully automated recognition operation, and a file is outputted that includes a digitized pattern representing the garment pattern, including elements such as the border, turn points along the border and other specific elements within the border.