When my quit project is finished, this is when I cut whats left into scrappy different size squares or strips 2 1/2 inches wide and smaller strips kept in plastics boxes for when I get enough to make a scrappy or string quilt. Each size has it's own box or bag, so if I need something for a small project, it is ready to go.

Here is a quilt that was just posted on scraps. I bet she sewed them in strips first and then cut the stratas the width she needed and then put in the solid fabric. Looks cool though. http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t174385.html

I love the link. Thankyou all for sharing it.

I made a row by row quilt where I used "controlled scraps". Just sewed one row at a time, the whole top went together quickly. I liked only making 5-6 blocks per row before making a different block.

Bless all you crumb quilters - - it would send me to the insame asylum. I love scrap quilts but make mine in strips. I throw out what you use; maybe I'll start saving them and give the scraps to someone for postage, huh?

To all of you that do scrap quilts, have you noticed how you seem to accumulate more scraps when your done? I haven't figured it out yet. Mine is growing no matter how many things I make with my scraps!

I dislike the time spent cutting also, I just want to 'get right to the sewing'. A question: When making a pin cushion, what do you fill it with?

I love doing scrappies, too. My method, if you can call it one, is to put all scraps from a current project into a basket at the end of the cutting table as I am working on it. After the project is completed I go through the basket and cut everything into sizes and shapes I commonly use in scrappies, such as 2 1/2" squares, 2 1/2" strips, 1 1/2" strips, triangles, etc., depending on the size and shape of the scrap. I keep separate plastic tubs for each shape. This way prep is pretty much done already, and I can just pick and sort when ready to use them!

I find the if you cut scraps as you finish a project, it's much easier. Just keep them stored together and it's handy.

I just love crumb quilting and my pupils, I do a weekly beginners course on Patchwork, abosolutely adore it, just one word of caution, it can become really addicitve :)

The picture is just one of many that I have made for Project Linus