Image projecting systems and methods

A projection system for projecting sewing patterns onto a surface, comprising:

• a vertical beam including (a) a floor engaging portion at a bottom end and (b) a ceiling engaging portion at a top end, the ceiling engaging portion being vertically movable with respect to the floor engaging portion such that, when in use, the floor engaging portion and the ceiling engaging portion engage a floor and a ceiling, respectively, to anchor the projection system adjacent the surface;
• a projector configured to receive data representing the sewing patterns and to project the sewing patterns;
• a cart slidably attached to the vertical beam, wherein the projector is attached to the cart, and wherein sliding the cart vertically adjusts a height of the projector above the surface;
• and
• a computing device having a transform library stored thereon, wherein the computing device applies a projector transform from the transform library to a selected pattern prior to communicating the transformed selected pattern to the projector for projection;
• and wherein the computing device generates the projector transform from a camera image including first optical features from a physical calibration guide and second optical features from a projected calibration pattern.