My 2 1/2" die cuts 3 strips at a time - but easy to drop down to 2 or 1 strip if that is all you need. But using 2 1/2 die, I can 6 strips cut at once. And I cut just a little over 1/2" for squares and strips. Be sure you mark your dies, by using a sharpie. Google youtube accuquilt go and so many tutorials come up and there is a really good one for marking your dies. The marks help so much to get the fabric on the dies in the right place to create perfect cuts. Good luck.