You mentioned cutting your scraps to use in scrappy projects. I think that is a key to scrap control. You can have big bins of loose scraps of every shape and size or neatly organized scraps cut into usable sizes ready to go when you want to make a scrappy quilt. I like cutting mine into sizes of precuts. That way I can easily find patterns to use them in and I can supplement with purchased precuts if needed. I use the plastic containers from Sam's Club that grape tomatoes come in to store my 5" squares. (They are larger boxes than the ones grape tomatoes come in at the grocery store.) If you really want to organize, put all the darker squares in one box, light squares in another, or even sort by colors. 2 1/2" strips rolled up like jelly rolls fit in strawberry boxes from Sam's. And they all stack nicely on my shelves. So much neater than loose scraps. And sooooo fun when the mood strikes to get them out and immediately start sewing!