I have made a few of these except on the end of each bali pop strip I added a 2 1/2" square of a more solid color fabric which really made it pop! The first one I did took 4 to 4 1/2 hours. then I added a 6" border all around which really turned out very neat! Everyone loved them. It is GREAT for a quicky gift! I now have ladies wanting me to teach them.