Hi everyone. I am seasons and very new here and to embroidering. I too keep downloading designs...But unlike everyone here, I truly do not know what to do with them once downloaded. I know I want to use them. The problem I have is I recently bought a new Brother Inovis 900..It is a lovely machine and I have worked with the patterns on the actual machine. I have also learnt how to download them and if the right size or smaller than 3.9x3.9 as I have a 4x4 hoop all is well. I am trying really really hard to understand everything, but the more I research the more confused I become. I love evrything crafty and can sew for England. I wanted to make more beautiful items by adding embroidery. Now I have downloaded my editor, which I understand does just about everything. Some of the designs I love are too big for my hoop. I have resized them in 'My Editor' (free software) they appear on the screen to have shrunk. When I come to save them it gives me a list of the machines and several pes versions 1v, 4v 6v or pes this and pes that. I opted for Brother, babylock, berina generic, hoping this is the correct format, but the design has not shrunk. I must be doing something wrong. I do not know what all these v1 v4 v6 and other things stand for and why the design will not shrink. I read somewhere not to shrink more than 20% as the design distorts, so I have been careful not to do this. I wish I could find some online tutorial. There are so many answers I need. Well thank you for listening. If anyone can offer an answer you can reach me on janetbrimston@hotmail.com Many thanks you clever ladies.

No I didn't! Very Cute! Can I download IT?
Dawn

Thank you! So I do have Hope? LOL
Dawn

That's the problem! I love it to much!
Dawn

Glad to know that I am not alone!!!
Dawn

That's what I keep telling myself! Someone might asked me for a different kind of design. So I take them all!! LOL
Dawn

This is a question I keep asking myself!
Dawn

Actually yes pleassseeeeee! Hehehe!
Dawn

Thank you I feel much better!
Dawn

Just trying to make sure that I'm not completely NUTS!! Hehehe!
Dawn

Thanks I will!
Dawn

Me too! I is so hard when you know that you have soooooo many designs (But) I can't stop myself because the designs are so pretty or cute or darling or beautiful!!! Trust me I can come up with any kind of a reason to download them! LOL
Dawn

I agree with you!!! Great advice! Carolyn

I have been converting and downloading design colors all day! You would think I would stop downloading just to catch up! But no I can't!!!
Dawn

I was just there! I can't seem to stay away from the page! But your right about which designs will I use? This is why I can't stop downloading them!!!
Dawn

Thanks Peggy! You hit the nail on the head! Got an e-mail from My Gardened and there was a free little angel for free of course! When I opened the site there were four more cute little angels so I bought them all! LOL
Dawn

Boy!! I do backup and backup! My computer froze the other day and I thought that I would cry! I had downloaded so many designs from my Cute memembership and had not backed them up yet. All turned out well thank goodness! My problem is I love all the designs so I keep download all the time!
But I will be ready for any kind of design I need. LOL
Thanks Dawn