If you make the "Jelly Roll Quilt" by Three Dudes, you don't have all those triangle ends to cut off.
Make two squares of strips: 8.5 inches long by 8.5 inches wide. (These could be any length, but keep the blocks square.) Sew them together right sides facing, one with strips going up and down and the other with strips going side to side. Sew all around the outside. Now cut from corner to corner both ways. When you sew these four pieces together making a square in the center, the result is amazing. These can be just sewn together or add sashing and cornerstones.