I enjoyed making a little piece about the size of a chair seat, but I doubt if I'll make another. I did use cotton batting inside and that made it somewhat difficult to pull perle cotton through. Flannel would probably be better. Also, perle cotton was difficult for me to thread through the needle, although I have no problem with sashiko thread. I enjoyed using different colors of thread with big stitches on scrappy squares and rectangles. Give it a try - it may become your "thing."