some days when I'm not doing a quilt and I am waiting for inspiration, I take my odd pieces of material and cut them into squares, circles (for yo yos). I have palastic shoe boxes marked with 2 1/2 to 41/2 squares. I take all my scraps and use them for something. I even take what's left and make leaves that I applique onto borders. then what's left. I am saving to stuff my dogs pillow with. I'm old enough to remember when you didn't waste a thing. I was doing this yesterday and when I walked thru the house, my DH asked me what I was doing , and I said, I was being a cutup.