Originally Posted by Molokai Grandma
I have been sewing for years and all left over fabrics I cut into 3 and 4 and 5 and 6inch squares, depending how big the pieces are. I stack the in soda boxes marked of course , and make patch blankets for new babies in church or lap blankets for the elderly in the hospitals. Aloha ! They love them and they last for years too
This is what I do also , plus I also cut me some FQ. if there's enough out of the left over yardage, it all gets saved and used later on.