It depends. Most of the time it just gets put in the pile. I prefer not to cut it
until I have a project in mind. I know if I cut it in 1.5" I will need 2.5".
So, for me the bigger it is, the better. I had already sewn my little triangles
when sewing my 9 patch snowball. So I just made two minis - one of which
is my avatar.