I amost never cut my own. I love the jelly roll packs, charm squares and layer cakes because I have a sample of each of the fabrics in a line and I could never afford to buy that much fabric at one time. I love the fact that the coordination is done for me and there are come combinations that I would never think of on my own. That being said, I have stated cutting some of my smaller scraps (I save all but the smallest of scraps) into 5" charm squares in order to turn them into something I might actually use someday.