The brother website has a lot of videos on the quilting. I suggest maybe join the scanncut quilting forum on facebook. I know quite a few have cut block quilt using it. I haven't done it yet so can't comment on the wastage. I just have seen on the few forums that I am on a few people cut pieced quilts. Learning to cut fabric on it is a process, we did it at a workshop without the fusible and it really was an eye opener of how to be successful at it. I think if I had tried on my own I might have become frustrated. I am looking forward to a new class on it at road2ca quilt show in 2 weeks