Originally Posted by charmpacksplus
Here's a great way to organize scraps and since you're just starting you can get it right from the start. I've got several large bins full and some drawers full as well. It will take me forever to get them all sorted out.
http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml
I use Bonnie's system also. I have plastic shoe boxes ($1.00 at Big Lots) with different size strips and squares all cut up. I also have a large plastic box that I have been throwing my scraps in, and my Aunt's stash she gave me. If a piece of fabric is not big enough to fold around my 6" ruler, it gets cut into strips and squares!