Foggy - it sounds like you and I are very similar. I don't have a winning strategy for you, but a thought I have recently had is dedicating a few largish (boot box to underbed box depending on my need) totes to WIPs. My sewing room is our dining room (I only picked up quilting again during the pandemic so one day I will have to give up the space, I fear). My idea is to keep most of my fabric upstairs and out of the way, but have those totes ready to temporarily tuck away whichever project I am or am not currently working on. I am also trying to figure out a way of organizing offcuts as I go. I'm thinking some smaller totes could work for this as well - just put the strips or squares into their own dedicated boxes - they might need to be sorted again, but at least it would be a start. I honestly have no idea if this system will work and, like you, I'm eager to see other people's ideas!