Not really if you want to do foundation scrap piecing to fill in a small corner. I don't mind losing a small triangle as a tiny waste. What I hate are some of the 5 minute-10 minute blocks where you fold the fabric into another and end with a pocket. to me that is a big waste. Losing a 2 1/2"-5" minimum square is waste to me. [QUOTE=Sunnydays9999;7817912]Yes, it's the outside (setting?) triangles I was hoping not to have to figure out. And I'm sure it would go so much faster if I had the instructions. (Have never made a snowball