I cut things down to 4.5" squares and 6.5" strips as much as possible. Then out of what's left...any super narrow strips (half-inch or smaller) I stash to use as ribbon for gifts, twine for the garden, etc. Anything bigger or that's an odd shape I use in crazy quilts; I sew them down to 12.5 inch squares of thin muslin. I really love my crazy quilts; the random "anything goes" sewing is very therapeutic to me and the resulting quilt makes me happy because every little bit reminds me of the quilt (or quilts) it was originally used in. I often make them 2-sided (crazy on both sides!) and use batting scraps inside (that I've sewn or fused together).