I am the type of quilter that is unable to throw anything away, all the batting pieces that are trimmed off the sides of a completed quilt top are kept. (As a Long-Arm quilter it accumulates very quickly). After several months of accumulation, I post it for free on Craiglist to anyone that wants to pick it up, there is a huge response for it. It's a win - win situation. They are very happy to get it, I am happy to give it a new home and we have met another quilter in our area.