I am using 1 inch hexie papers and making 2 1/2 inch strips cut into 2 1/2 in squares of fabric. I find that trimming the corners off a little helps to eliminate some of the excess bulkiness. So far I have made over 600 of the little buggers in spare time and on a weekend trip in the car---getting anxious to put something together and think it will be a table runner to start with--its my first try at this so antsy to see what it turns out to be.