I use Joan Ford's method from her book, Cut the Scraps, by cutting the largest pre-cut possible and going on from there to smaller sizes.
I'm glad you're enjoying that Sizzix die ... I just reorganized all my FQs using that also... it's awesome!
Edited to Add: Here's Joan's website:
http://hummingbird-highway.com/
No affiliation, I just like her methods!
