Originally Posted by
cheriami
Funny you should mention this...I spent all day yesterday cutting scraps. I decided that I would never use them if they weren't cut, so I went with 2 1/2" strips if it was still WOF and a small enough print, 10" squares if possible, 5" squares, 2 1/2" squares and 2" squares. Not sure if I made the right choice but what once was a tub now fits in drawers and the pile of charm squares makes me feel positively giddy!
I agree with this way, and I have got several quilts going using this way of cutting, sometimes I just love to trim them up, just recently I sewed all my triangles into the Boston Block, the Hourglass and Half Square Triangles. Then I trim them to the biggest they will make and file them away with the other squares that I have cut for future use. I can just see these fitting into future scrappy quilts to add interest to the block. I like to keep my fabric as big as I can, but do cut the small pieces into squares mostly. If they are in strips, I leave them in strips.