I have made two stack and back quilts over the years. Cutting them was not a problem. The problem seems to be in the sewing and getting the blocks all the same size. The second quilt after trying to get them to square up I took all the blocks apart made a paper piece pattern, reduced the size an inch and put it together that way. I love the quilt but I will not do another quilt that way. Perhaps I am too much of a perfectionist.