I keep all my batting scraps and if they are really small, I use them for Xmas tree ornaments or extra padding behine an applique motif-you just never know when a scrap will be handy. Larger pieces i have joined together and used for larger quilts. I am probably one of the most thrifty quilters around-and always looking for ways to "re-purpose" everything from empty plastic strawberry containers and the like to empty paper towel rolls! In Vanuatu, since you couldn't get much stuff you needed, and what you could get was either really expensive or just plain really cheap quality. Besides, I paid for every inch of that batting, so I plan to use it! How's that for cheap!!