I have made three of the fun and done quilts for gifts. They are pretty easy to do and look nice when done. I didn't buy the batting buddy though. I made my squares larger because I wanted a larger quilt so I took a 12 inch vinyl tile square that I had left over from my laundry room floor and cut the center out so it served the same purpose. I didn't use anything for the first one, but when I made the square frame it made things alot faster.