Yes, when I could not afford to purchase a jelly roll, I cut 2.5" from stash fabric I had. Since I had cut many, many strips, I shared with a fellow member who did not have any cut. She finished hers and was very pleased with the result. I finished mine later. We will have a JR3 at an in-house retreat later this month. Thanks to MSQ, I now have several jelly rolls to make a selection choice. I still have a few of those strips which I have used for other projects.