when i have it hanging up i can see the hearts well, but the pic's you really do have to study it..i still think once i finish it up, get it quilted they will be much better to see. i wanted it to be girly & pretty, at least i think i pulled that off, even if i didn't get good definitiion around the design. so, as soon as my machine returns home i will load it up & see what i can do to it next.