The asterisk at the bottom of the cutting chart indicates that you cut two WOF pieces, sew them together at the short ends, then cut the 50 1/2" piece. It seems that way for all the wide stripes in the quilt top. Use the leftover pieces to make the shorter cuts. I would most likely stagger the seams on the WOF pieces so that they would not line up vertically. I really like this pattern -- most likely I will make a copy for quilt bucket list!