Originally Posted by Vanuatu Jill
Honestly, unless you already know how you will use your scraps, why does everyone pre-cut them??? What if you decide you wanted that perfect scrap for a project and need a 5 inch block, and you cut them all to 4 inch-or need 2 1/2" strip, and you cut them to 2"?? I squeeze every inch I can from fabric.
I have thought the same thing. Usually, what I cut into squares, etc. is something I won't use elsewhere and scraps that are too small for anything else.