I love the plastic shoe boxes. I find that I can separate my scraps by size/ color or any criteria I want and label the boxes. The boxes stack neatly in places I'm not able to use for anything else or they can go up on shelves. I love the flexibility of these inexpensive (about $1) boxes. I love being able to bring the whole box to my work table when I am looking for pieces to include in a quilt. I use my Studio 2 cutter to "clean up my scraps into particular sizes. I use Moda's precut sizing to guide me when cutting scraps. I figure if my scraps are in standard precut sizes, I will be able to find a pattern to use them. So far it's working for me.