I use small pieces as leaders and enders in between pieces when I don't have enough to keep chain piecing.

They would go in my basket to use in pillows for the animal shelter.

Really, these are too small for anything useful that I can see.

I think it depends on you. If you do paper piecing sometimes you need little pieces. But if all those scraps drive you crazy then you should throw them out. I have mine sorted by colors in ziplock baggies. I ve sen some really pretty things made from tiny scraps

Thank you for sharing those with us

Here is a link for a pineapple block it's 7 inches but I read that someone keeps a pile of these paper pieces close to her table and sews them when she gets scraps that might be too organized for me
http://www.quilterscache.com/images3...erpinetemp.gif

I understand the "thrifty" gene, as I have it too. Save the largest ones. Pick up a plastic box with little compartments in a yard sale or thrift store, color match the bigger bits and file them, some day, you never know, you may need them. The little ones, I would save them till the spring in a little baggie, and then rotary cut them into shreds, and sprinkle them on shrubs or grass in the yard, the birds, and other animals will use them for nests. I save my thread cuts from my sewing machine, and spread them throughout my little woods. The neighbors think I am a bit off anyway, and I like to keep my image up.

They would go in my trash. You could save for dog pillows but wow! how many would it take?????? Just saying.....

it would depend on what you want to save them to make. doll quilts, pillows, scrap blocks if you do that. I too save all scraps especially the long trimmings. I use those in string quilts. tie together and make a cat string so they won't be ripping on a quilt as I sew.

The only use I can think of is using it for paper piecing.