I us to save all my 'stray' blocks till they threatened to take over -not only the house but they would invade my night mares. Now I have a 1 tote rule-once the tote is full they get sorted and the majority become picnic or car quilts. The rest become shopping bags. I donate them to our local Free Store. I will also hand sew the extra blocks to the corners of the batting before sandwiching. Just in case they ever need fixing. This has saved me a lot of tote space : )