I used my AccuQuilt to make my strips, The dyes work with fat quarters well. I like to measure the dye and add 1/2 inch to fold the fat quarter in half. Strips left on the fold line make good strings, for string quilts. There is a little waste, but faster than cutting each one separately. Cut the selvages off, first, and it will fit better. I went all crazy and cut up a lot of my fat quarters, that I got tired of looking at into strips. I didn't buy the dyes for squares, I sub cut them from the strips later, for some blocks, I sew the strips together first, and then sub cut them. I only cut the smaller in blocks from smaller scraps.