Last week, I brought out a few zip lock bags of scraps that were given to me by a friend. I cut some black pieces, about one inch square, but not square, and began sewing pieces around it, log-cabin style. Nothing is square. If it was I cut it wonky. I kept going until I had a piece 9 and 1/2 inch square. I did it chain-sew style, and started 24 of them. I have 14 of them finished. I will sash this with the black to match the center square.

One of these squares has 36 or 37 pieces in it. It's really hard to count. I won't count any of the others. LOL

What wonderful ideas. thanks

Thanks so much for all the great ideas!

This is a great thread with lots of good ideas. I package my small pieces in plastic bags and send them to one of our thrift shops that has a special section for sewing/craft items. They are gone in a few days so someone has a use for them. We should remember that dryer sheets and coffee filters are highly flammable.

Thank you for sharing - you have some wonderful ideas!

I cut my stash down to the largest square possible or make strings out of them. I have zip lock bags with the same size squares in each and a whole drawer of strings.

This is a wonderful thread. So many ideas and suggestions from you all. Thank you so much. Just goes to show that we are limited only by our imagination.

Hi Mav...I think we all want to see pics of your work in progres..pretty please!

Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. They are awesome. You are just way too creative. Please pass a small part of your creativeness on to us again some time. Merry Christmas.

Lots of great ideas, I have a hand-quilting hoop with a pillowcase clamped in it for my fabric waste/threads right by my cutting table. Works out great. I only throw in small bits of fabric as I love to paperpiece and save all scraps for that At least until I deem it tooooo small to even paperpiece something with it.