I also find I do not have a lot of waste with my Go. I have marked with a sharpen, a 1/4 inch from the cutting line of the die in all directions and I usually cut my fabric 1/2 inch bigger then the die shape and as I usually use my multiple cutters, I find there is usually about the same and sometimes less waste than when I cut with a ruler as my ruler sometimes slip and I have to trim again to get a straight cut. The other plus is the accuracy of my cuts with the die. I do take care to place all fabrics, even the scrap ones with direction of less stretch going through the roller, it took me a while to figure out I don't need the selvage edges to figure this out, just need to give the fabric a little tug in all directions to see which way has the least give. Wow, that was a light bulb moment for me along with a "well, duhhh!"