I don't cut mine until I'm ready to use it for something. I have a stack of medium size bins I stuff my scraps into. I don't even sort them by color, I just cram them in. I do applique and I also make square in a square quilts for all the girls in my family from the scrap bins. (The boys get a different pattern) I loooooooooooove digging thru the bins looking for the perfect scrap of fabric for the small wall hangings I make.