What are your favorite pre-cuts and why?
I have decided to actually ***use*** my stash (a radical idea, I know, but......) so I am cutting up yardage for future quilts. I'm starting with my batiks because I really enjoy those fabrics. Most of my batiks are 1/2-yard or 1-yard cuts. So far, I am cutting mostly:
2.5" strips because they are useful for so many quilt patterns, including 9-patch quilts. Plus I am currently making a batik quilt that takes 5" centers and 2.5" strips surrounding the centers.
2" strips because I like this size for log cabin quilts.
1.25" strips of dark batiks because I plan on making an uneven log cabin out of batiks and I like the dominant design to be the darks rather than the lights (which will be 2").
I am also cutting 5" squares but am wondering if I really want so many of them. They work for my current quilt, but I'm not so sure about future quilts. Because I typically cut a 5" strip of yardage and then cut that down into squares, I end up with a lot of 5" squares of each fabric.
Anyway, I am wondering which pre-cuts others find most useful, especially when cutting up stash yardage.