All of these answers and comments are so interesting and I find my self chuckling, because it hit home. I find my tiny pieces go by color in ziplocks and stand it in a drawer. I went on www.freecycle.com and registered in my zipcode with a request for all your left overs and scraps. That was when I first started. I got tons of things that I think were ancient but wonderful. I took pieces of them with me to work and my 92 year old I was caring for, helped me make my first quilt. She is gone now but I have this as a keepsake. it is a bit crude but I am so proud of it and it didn't cost me a dime, but the thread. Color is my best FIRST step in sorting. But Wally World bags and totes are all around my house now. It's comforting! Living alone has it's assets. I use scraps for everything, just about.