Originally Posted by
patdesign
Lets talk percentages, if you add 1/2 inch (the bare minimum) to all 4 sides of a 2 inch square, you are wasting 1inch of fabric on a 2 inch square. Doesnt sound like much until you start adding up for a big quilt. I found I was using 25% more fabric as a rule, and on expensive fabric, that is way too much.
Huh? I don't add that much at all. 1/4" is the max and the geometric dies are grouped to cut just on the outside of the main fabric, not around each shape. The starter die is the one that has the most waste if you don't fussy cut. I don't use the starter die except to cut some of my fabric scraps. On some dies I want waste as it will cut the waste to be perfect size pieces too. I experiment with all the dies in different ways get different cuts. I use paper for my experiments. I have wasted much more fabric by cutting wrong with a ruler then I ever have with the Go.