feline fanatic

The very nature of fussy cutting does create some waste and yes you will more than likely ruin other potential fussy cut pictures on the fabric in the process of getting one, due to proxmity and need for a seam allowance.

There is no reason not to cut your fabric down to a manageable size. Also you can make rough cuts with scissors so you can better manipulate how you cut out your fussy cut images. Cutting squares is easy and I have often marked the back of the fabric with a crayola washable marker so I don't miscut.

I made this quilt by fussy cutting circles of Asian prints. I made a template to mark my circles once I decided what I wanted to cut out.

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My DH liked it so much I ended up making another for him. I ended up with a lot of small odd sized scraps from all those fussy cuts. So I made this quilt out of them which utilized pieces as small as 1" x 1 1/2" unfinished. So often those wasted bits can be utilized in another quilt.
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