While there are those out there that aren't stitched as well as should be and some have a lot of unnessaary stitches added to the design which will make them seam poor stitching quality. You need to look at the stitch count and this will make a difference on how it stitches out on different stabilizers and fabric. I'm fortunate enough to have 5D and I take all designs and have them checked for unneeded stitches and it will remove them and I also add jump stitches to reduce the amount of running stitches that aren't needed. I agree that OregonPatch is a great site and it represents lots of designers and they send out emails all the time about specials. One thing that I was told from emblibary.com was that you need to download the version closest to the newest one offered. For my Viking there are 3 formats that are Viking and I can use any of them (including most for other machines) but depending on what the design was orginally created in it will vary the outcome. This is something that isn't always easy to find out. So I just run the designs thru 5D. I get lots of free designs from various sites and haven't had a problem for the most part since I found out that the stitch count and using the right stabilzier really makes a difference. JuJu and Juia's needles are two more great sites for freebees.