Making one block makes a lot of sense. After I do that, I cut long strips for the borders - if I've decided ahead of time what the borders will be. Most of the time, I don't decide on the borders ahead of time,so I plan my cutting to leave long, length of fabric pieces from the most-likely candidates, so I'll have enough fabric for borders. Then I cut all of my pieces using my Accuquilt Go. That can be done in less than 30 minutes, and I can start sewing.