Pre cutting fabric for paper piecing is silly. Grab a piece and random cut it to fit, being sure it is bigger then the shape and sew it. I took a very expensive Judy Niemeyer class, cutting the fabric beforehand was a waste of time for me. I did the pattern like regular paper piecing and was done in half the time. Of course I did this at home, not at the class. I followed the teacher's instructions and realized it was a long drawn out process of paper piecing, I guess to make it different and worth the price. ? Simple paper piecing is all you need to learn. I learned from best, Carol Doak. Buy her DVD for less then $10 and love paper piecing!