Originally Posted by
moonrise
I organize by color, plus I have separate boxes for Christmas, Novelty, Batiks, Other Holidays, Civil War, I Spy Charms, 5" Charms, 2-1/2" Candies, Pre-Cut Shapes (Dresden, Etc.), Projects in Progress, etc.
Generally I consider anything smaller than an F8 to be a "small scrap". I cut those into 5.5" squares, and then I cut as many 2-1/2" squares as I can out of whatever is left. Those are the two sizes I use most. Any leftover strips that are at least 1" wide go into a baggie, which I usually pass on to someone else (I don't have much patience with small pieces).
(Sounds great "on paper", but quite often I'm behind on keeping everything organized! LOL!
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It really just depends on the types of fabrics you have, the projects you do, and the size of scraps that you use most.
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Your note brought back a memory of a fabric I was working with a few years back. It turned out to be the big ugly in my project. But then someone told me, not to despair, the fabric simply needed to be cut into smaller pieces. Two inch squares ought to do it. :0) For me though, I'll stop at 2 1/2 inch strips.