Klutz Sew Mini Treats Plushies Reviews Summary

Instruction Clarity

Pros:

• "The book is informative and very easy to follow."
• "Klutz does an awesome job making clear instructions that are easy to follow, and include everything you need."
• "The instructions are pretty straight forward, and everything needed is included."
• "The book is wonderful with excellent photos and step by step, easy to read and understand instructions."
• "The instructions provided are great; she was able to make everything herself."
• "The instructions are easy to follow and the toys come out very cute."
• "The instructions are clear and step by step with pictures."

Cons:

• "I don't think this is necessarily great for beginner sewing, because of the size."
• "The instructions are probably not enough if you have never sewn before."
• "The books directions are simple, but seems like some steps are not as detailed as they need to be for someone who does not sew a lot."
• "The steps are also harder to follow than their previous kits."
• "This definitely isn't for beginners like it suggests. The instructions aren't clear in parts and it feels like they jump around."
• "The book does not explain more difficult parts well."
• "There's a couple points where the explanations for techniques are a little lacking."

Material Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the felt is nice and thick unlike the mini animal kit!"
• "This kit has some really solid materials--felt that's thick and sturdy enough to sew securely, and embroidery floss that seems on par with the fancy stuff to my novice eyes."
• "The felt provided was good quality and easy to use."
• "The quality of the felt and supplies are nice."
• "The materials are excellent quality."
• "The materials are of good quality and this is a good self-contained starter kit."
• "Quality materials; no cheapness here."

Cons:

• "The fabric was so small that it was almost impossible to cut out the shapes the way you need it to be."
• "The patches of felt are very scratchy and unpleasant to touch."
• "Though the filling and felt is not the best quality and I wish the felt was already imprinted (you have to use the cutouts to trace onto the felt)."
• "First off, the thread provided is horrendous."
• "The thread that comes with the book isn't that great."
• "Two downsides: this is highly addicting, and also there's not quite enough thread (plus the thread easily gets tangled)."
• "The thread unraveled a lot. A needle threaded would have been helpful."

Needle and Sewing Experience

Pros:

• "It is EASY!!! for someone with the very basic knowledge of sewing."
• "This is a great project that reinforces hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and patience."
• "My 9 year old loved this kit. It was her very first time sewing and the instructions were easy enough for her to figure out on her own."
• "After a little bit of guidance from me, two 10 year olds we're able to get the hang of it and needed minimal help overall."
• "The concepts are so simple that once my daughter got the hang of it, she began making her own creations and now sews all the time."
• "This kit taught me sewing basics. Finally, I was able to hem my pants, mend my jacket and sew many pockets onto my pants and t-shirts."
• "I'm thrilled as these are simple sewing skills that she'll keep into adulthood."