I have the same problem, things from Mom that I would like to use up somehow for charity quilts. Most of her pieces are small, not huge amount of yardage. What I have started to do is press and cut into useable squares. I am cutting 5, 3 1/2 and 2 inch squares (learned from "Scraptherapy" book by Joan Ford). I know Bonnie Hunter cuts many more sizes and strips as well, but for now I am sticking with those 3. If I have small bits left after cutting those, then it goes into the waste bin. I know lots of folks would cringe at that, but I have more than enough fabric to last me the rest of my life and I dont need to keep every little thing. Its easy to get them all in one shoebox size drawer and easy to make into something pretty. I try to sort by colors as I am pressing before cutting. I also try to set aside just 30-60 min a time to do this, that way I still have time to work on my other things. Its the clumps and lumps and piles of unsorted get to me, so if they are gone, and organized, its much easier for me to work them with my fabric or not.