I will try to cut 2" or 2-1/2" strips but, I will do some 1" and 1-1/2" If I like the color or print. I can use those in piano key borders, rail fence, basket weave or just strip quilts. I try not to save too many strips before I start putting them together. I had so many saved up and my Daughter did too. I took the task of using them up and I did. I got down to about 2 dozen scraps and gave them to my Daughter. It took me about 2-3 years to use them up. I have been cutting up some of my large yardage and trying to use up as much as I can. The reason I bought it in the first place.