I keep a large section in my document files that is labeled Quilting and Sewing. In that section is a folder labeled How To. In this folder I keep all the directions for shortcuts and easier ways to do things. When I decide what I am going to make, I first write down what I have to cut on a piece of note paper. For example: 32 HST fabrics 1 and 3; 14 HST fabric 2 and BG, etc. Then seeing I will need a lot of HSTs, I go to how to, and find the file for making 8 at a time, because 4x8 is 32, and 8x2 is 16. I will have 2 extra for my scrap HSTs.
If there are other special cuts I need, I also look that up at the same time. I print those sheets for reference and then start my cutting. I add a P to the title of the file so I know I have printed it. If the file already has a P, then I can go to my desk and pull that paper from the printed files rather than print it again.