I cut my selvage off after the strip is cut from the body of the fabric. I have accidentally used it if the print goes to the edge and it lays smooth. How does that happen? Last night I trimmed the selvage from a 2 1/2" strip. The underneath edge wasn't even with the top. It's full price fish fabric and I have just enough, so it's going into the quilt. I should learn to trim my selvages wider, but it seems a waste of fabric to me.