Originally Posted by VaNella
It is true. A big waste of fabric. I use the leavings for stamps and in string quilts.
How wide are your leavings? Mine are mostly 1/4-inch strings, which are too small to use as anything but pet bed stuffing! I use permanent marker to mark the blades so I can place fabric according to where the blades are. I can understand lots of waste if you cut fabric the full width of the die beds, but that's not necessary.