Started cutting my charms out yesterday and already have 12 fabrics cut. It's really not hard to do. Only takes ONE 1 1/2" strip to get over 20 charms...easy peasy.
VERY GLAD
to see that 'lights' are also allowed. That opens up a whole range of fabrics. Glad I checked.
I'll continue to cut fabrics off and on over the next few weeks because I don't want to wait until the last minute.
Rushing to finish swaps is NO fun! 
How's everyone else doing with cutting? Where are you? Whatcha doing?