Hoffman Fabrics has chosen to create jobs and employ Balinese people. Without laser precision some cutting variations are bound to occur. But we love those ballipop colors. And the names of some....Pink Lemonade...Mago Margarita...Blue Hawaiian..Zinfendel...Green tea... and my favorite Cappucino...I'll never give up on my 2-1/2" strips. And good idea to even use this method with our own precut strips. LOL.