Made this yesterday. Soft vinyl and I admit hard to try to 'squash down so it wouldn't jam up near the foot. First and didn't think I used Tear away. It tore away alright and slid around so out of the machine it came hole punctures and all. Put cut away [2 light layers] in the hoop and then hoped for the best. Remembered to rotate my design but not check for center--so was off a bit. Found a tiny heart in my designs after design finished last color and left it hooped and placed the heart on my usb. Played around a while until satisfied with where my thoughts were going and then copied and pasted 2 more times, moving it around. I managed to cover the needle punctures but now on my regular sewing machine I will use black thread to match pins in the cushion and make it look like pins are falling off the sewing table and onto the floor on the side with more room to balance better. Barrel Tote was purchased approx 2 yrs ago at our local Good Will, brand new with tag still on it. Makes for a great sewing travel tote.