Oh, I have about 100 dies. My favorite dies that I use the most are the BOB dies. Blocks on Board. Each one cuts one complete block. I starch the fabric very stiff, iron the heck out of it and so have no problem with the pieces getting wonky (I do this for rotary cutting too.) I eyeball the fabric size I need for the die but will measure if I am short of fabric. All you need is 1/4" pass the blade lines. My Go is as important to me as my sewing machine and cost much less. LOL