Find yourself a pattern ... or several, that you want to do as a scrappy project.
Then make your own precuts from those scraps, sized according to the pattern.
Then allow yourself to turf the remaining trimmings!!
I started with one pattern, that needed 1-1/2", 2" and 3-1/2" squares.
Then I tackled a large pile of trimmings that had been building. To me, they were just too big to turf. Yes, I had the classic mindset of waste not, want not, but never did anything with them. So far, all I am doing is making the precuts, with no sorting as to colours, etc. If I have a particularly large scrap, I will cut it into 5" squares. Once cut, I neatly pile into see-thru plastic boxes, a separate box for each size.
When I decide which pattern (now have four possibilities), I am going to work on, then I'll sort according to the colour scheme I want. Meanwhile, I'll just let the inventory build!
The best thing ..... the messy scrappy trimmings pile has disappeared, and my sewing room is looking much tidier already. Now, as I have trimmings, I immediately cut them into the precuts.
Last edited by QuiltE; 07-09-2021 at 04:26 PM.