quiltingcotton

I finally did a clean out of my bits and pieces. I only keep pieces that aren't yardage, that are cut to these sizes:

2.5 x 4.5 (for potato chip quilts)
5 x 5 (charm square size)
10 x 10 (Layer cake size)
2.5 x width of fabric (wof) (Jelly roll size)

Leftovers are cut to these sizes if they are not part of yardage (for yardage I consider it a yard or more). If the scrap can't be cut to at least one of those sizes, the scrap is tossed. No more wringing my hands over fabric laying around in bits and pieces that are just taking up space. With the sizes I keep, I can easily reach for the size I need for a pattern. Since I keep the like sizes together, stored neatly, its easy to find the color or colors I'm looking for.