I am just finishing my 3rd pieced quilt so I am definitely a newbie. I have learned so much from this site and am addicted to checking the boards once or twice a day. I love the creative and beautiful ways people have used fabric scraps but what about the batting. I have quite a bag full of strips approx 2" wide plus odds and ends from other projects. What do you do with them? They definitely take up space. Thanks for any suggestions.

save for stuffing pillows or other little projects you may have...or give them to others if you don't do that type of stuff.

I say keep them! You might want to do a small project like key chains or pot holders! They also make good dust buddies! lol

I keep them for small projects, ornaments and I keep a small square next to my machine and cutting board to put loose threads on until project is done and I can throw them in the bin.

keep for small projects

Thanks for the suggestions and now I have another question. Can you zigzag pieces together for a small quilt or doll quilt? Would they still wash O.K.

That is what I do. I use them for wall hangings or candle mats or pot holders (with insulbrite, mug rugs.
The little little pieces I use for stuffing.

They work just fine zigzagged together. They wash up fine.

I put the small scraps in a bag I have sewn (using fabric I don't need for anything else - or something I don't like anymore) and when it is full I sew up the end and give it to the Humane Society for them to use as animal beds.

Yes I keep also, for small projects.