I felt like that once and threw away those nasty scraps!! Only to find out later I had made a BIG mistake by doing so. When I found some antique dresden plates (30's fabric) that I needed to finish off. I remembered the scraps that my husbands great-great aunt had given me and that I had pitched. I couldn't hardly forgive myself for it. Now I have scraps that I manage with Bonnie Hunters system.