Had to read the whole thing, and YES my heart stopped! Did not know what was meant by 'crumbs', now i do, and I LOVE it! Even at that I have never thrown so much as a thread away. I bag it up and use it for stuffing. Made a big pillow for the cats stuffed with all these leftovers. Last week my grandson (11) came to quilting club with me and one of the gals (has more patience than I) helped him make a pillow. I didn't have any stuffing with me and he was impatient so he stuffed it with the scraps in the bag we keep at club. Worked great, and he was tickled pink.