i'm thinking she's a clean freak and doesn't like clutter.
you can't quilt all the time and not have a scrap bin.
with the cost of fabric i don't throw away my scraps - the scraps cost just as much as the fabric i just put in a quilt.
i think she throws things away because she doesn't like mess.
i've only seen one really tidy sewing room and she was a clean freak and even had a hard time sewing in the room because she didn't want to make a mess.
i have my stash in a walk in closet and i couldn't work without a stash.
i work at all hours and don't want to run to a store to get something or even worse i can't find what i need.