diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillBestFit.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillBestFit.cs
index c90e292..8b8d74d 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillBestFit.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillBestFit.cs
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ namespace OpenNest.RectanglePacking
 
             item.Location = bin.Location;
 
-            bin.Items.AddRange(VPattern(item, normalRows, normalColumns, int.MaxValue));
+            bin.Items.AddRange(FillGrid(item, normalRows, normalColumns, int.MaxValue));
 
             item.Location.X += item.Width * normalColumns;
             item.Rotate();
 
-            bin.Items.AddRange(VPattern(item, rotateRows, rotateColumns, int.MaxValue));
+            bin.Items.AddRange(FillGrid(item, rotateRows, rotateColumns, int.MaxValue));
 
             return bin;
         }
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ namespace OpenNest.RectanglePacking
 
             item.Location = bin.Location;
 
-            bin.Items.AddRange(VPattern(item, normalRows, normalColumns, int.MaxValue));
+            bin.Items.AddRange(FillGrid(item, normalRows, normalColumns, int.MaxValue));
 
             item.Location.Y += item.Height * normalRows;
             item.Rotate();
 
-            bin.Items.AddRange(VPattern(item, rotateRows, rotateColumns, int.MaxValue));
+            bin.Items.AddRange(FillGrid(item, rotateRows, rotateColumns, int.MaxValue));
 
             return bin;
         }
diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillEngine.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillEngine.cs
index 8ed460c..2164351 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillEngine.cs
@@ -16,61 +16,23 @@ namespace OpenNest.RectanglePacking
 
         public abstract void Fill(Item item, int maxCount);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Vertical pattern.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="item"></param>
-        /// <param name="rows"></param>
-        /// <param name="columns"></param>
-        /// <param name="maxCount"></param>
-        protected List<Item> VPattern(Item item, int rows, int columns, int maxCount)
+        protected List<Item> FillGrid(Item item, int rows, int columns, int maxCount, bool columnMajor = true)
         {
             var items = new List<Item>();
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < columns; i++)
+            var outerCount = columnMajor ? columns : rows;
+            var innerCount = columnMajor ? rows : columns;
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < outerCount; i++)
             {
-                var x = item.Width * i + item.X;
-
-                for (int j = 0; j < rows; j++)
+                for (var j = 0; j < innerCount; j++)
                 {
-                    var y = item.Height * j + item.Y;
+                    var x = (columnMajor ? i : j) * item.Width + item.X;
+                    var y = (columnMajor ? j : i) * item.Height + item.Y;
 
-                    var addedItem = item.Clone() as Item;
-                    addedItem.Location = new Vector(x, y);
-
-                    items.Add(addedItem);
-
-                    if (items.Count == maxCount)
-                        return items;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Horizontal pattern.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="item"></param>
-        /// <param name="rows"></param>
-        /// <param name="columns"></param>
-        /// <param name="maxCount"></param>
-        protected List<Item> HPattern(Item item, int rows, int columns, int maxCount)
-        {
-            var items = new List<Item>();
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++)
-            {
-                var y = item.Height * i + item.Y;
-
-                for (int j = 0; j < rows; j++)
-                {
-                    var x = item.Width * j + item.X;
-
-                    var addedItem = item.Clone() as Item;
-                    addedItem.Location = new Vector(x, y);
-
-                    items.Add(addedItem);
+                    var clone = item.Clone() as Item;
+                    clone.Location = new Vector(x, y);
+                    items.Add(clone);
 
                     if (items.Count == maxCount)
                         return items;
diff --git a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillNoRotation.cs b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillNoRotation.cs
index 14ba44c..2f6e73a 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillNoRotation.cs
+++ b/OpenNest.Engine/RectanglePacking/FillNoRotation.cs
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.RectanglePacking
                 columns = (int)System.Math.Ceiling((double)maxCount / rows);
             }
 
-            if (item.Width > item.Height)
-                VPattern(item, rows, columns, maxCount);
-            else
-                HPattern(item, rows, columns, maxCount);
+            Bin.Items.AddRange(FillGrid(item, rows, columns, maxCount, columnMajor: item.Width > item.Height));
         }
     }
 }