Interesting how people sort. I use Bonnie Hunters system. A few years back a wonderful lqs near me started selling leftovers by the yards. Laying out the pieces and charging 2.95 a yard. I went nuts. I do so love scrappy quilts. I bought probably 200 yds and have an awesome scrap collection. As soon as I got them home I ironed and then cut them in 1 1/2" , 2 1/2", 2" strips. I don't cut squares. If I need them I have my strips. I did do a swap where we swapped lozenges 31/2 x 5 1/2 and I have a box of them. And when I need mindless sewing I make hst. I just finished an Ocean Waves with 4,000+ hst and I have a box more. I also loved Bonnies leader/ender from last year, the split nine patch and have been making them. I probably have 4 or 5 projects put away with all pieces done, just need put together. My scraps are saved differently. My 1 1/2" are in a huge tub sort of sorted into med to darks. My neutrals are in another box, rolled up in a wheel - saw this somewhere and wanted to try it. My 2" is in a laundry sorting bag stand I got from the $ store. This is also sorted in light/med, med, dark with my 2" and 2 1/2" neutrals seperated in another large container. My 2 1/2" are in another container darks in one, med in another. Then there is my string container. This thing is huge and getting bigger. Again my neutrals in one, other colors in the other. It does work for me because otherwise my fabric would strangle me. I have several cabinets that are sorted by color for smaller - less than 36", and my closet has my larger pieces - my husband converted an old tv cabinet into fabric storage. It's pretty and useful.