Review on 🍀 Clover 8703 XL Round by Mar Pacora

My daughter and I love making them. It's an easy project and great if you enjoy doing things with your hands. If you plan on sewing them all together, you don't have to worry about lining or tying (unless you want to). Save yourself the hassle and read the instructions (with pictures) first. There is also a guide on YouTube. Instead of cutting from pre-cut squares, I press more yo-yos out of my fabric, pin the pieces as close to the edge as possible (leaving some room for the folded portion), then cut out the shape. Or you can "cut" them so that your yo-yo has the right part of the print centered on the back of the yo-yo. (It will make sense once you start, trust me). As you sew, be sure to hold the edge so that the needle goes through both layers of fabric with each pass. The instructions say to use thicker thread than machine thread as it can break, but that's all I had, so I doubled it up and tried not to pull too hard. If the thread breaks while tying, you'll have to start over, which is frustrating when you're almost done! The small size is more difficult to work with than the others and you don't see as much of the fabric pattern. but they're cute as decorations for a larger project. I'm making little fish right now out of light blue fabric with random little goldfish - XL for the body and a heart for the tail (sew the tip of the heart to the body). You can even out the pressure on the fabric if you want to look at the back of the pieces before sewing. I think they can become an aquarium wall decoration if I find something aquatic in my stash. I can use invisible thread to hang them on top of "bowl/tank" to allow the fish to "swim" - 3D with interactive effect :) Wall for a fun effect in the kids room. Edited to add - If you cut around the yo-yo maker, the cut may become jagged. I think it would be easy enough to create your own template from a cut but not yet seeded piece, but it would be great if they could include it in the pack.