Scraps never go away and seem to multiply. Last year I went on a "fabric diet", only bought backings. I made 3 large scrappy quilts. Did the pile of scraps decrease? No!!! I still seem to have as many as I started out with. I'm now passing on a large bag to a local charity quilting group. I know when I go back in the sewing room there will be just as many as before--they're like bunnies in there multiplying in the dark.