My mom got one for her birthday and uses it for strips and squares. I use it sometimes for strips and squares, but mostly I like it for shapes that are more of a pain to cut out, with curves- like circles and apple cores. I really want to do a clamshell quilt, I don't know if there's a die for that, I'll have to look. Simpler shapes like strips and squares I feel like it's just faster for me to rotary cut than trying to get the fabric folded just right to reduce waste.