In honesty, I have only made 1 log cabin. But I found that the block was much more stable when I cut the length that I needed by WOF and then subcut the 1.5 inch strips. So, I would cut lengths of all the colours needed, sub cut them and then make that many blocks and go back and cut another batch. Mixed things up a bit and I didn't have as many strips to keep track of if I had to put it aside for a while.