Just for fun I turned around (my computer is in my sewing room) and looked in the large trash basket I have. Lots of cutting scraps like selvedges, slivers of fabric from evening up the fabric as I cut strips, too small triangles, lots of thread ends and light weight paper torn away after quilting over paper. I also have lots of sticky notes or other small pieces of paper used to keep the pieces of my project in order so that I don't make construction errors. There is also an assortment of batting from trimming around projects. There is an assortment of bent or dull pins and needles stuck safely into bits of fabric. It is truly amazing that I can fill this large basket weekly with unusable stuff. I try to keep this stuff off the floor in order to be reasonably neat about sewing.