Originally Posted by
QuiltE
If I am planning my cutting, I just sit down with pen and paper, and draw it out.
Graph paper helps, but lots of times, I just sketch it onto the paper.
Depends on how many different shapes/sizes you need to cut.
Thanks - I am planning on doing that with everything else, but it's about 300 pieces for the background, so it's over 3 yards of fabric. They're all strips and squares, I just would prefer to have them optimized for the least amount of waste.