what are 'scraps' to you
 

I consider anything under a fat 1/4 or linear 1/4 a scrap. anything above that is yardage to me.
so what do you consider to be a scrap?

Your description sounds right - but I must admit anything left over from making a quilt i consider a scrap. And since I tend to over buy, it can be larger than a fat 1/4.

Well.....i more consider scraps to be "odd" shaped or small pieces. I have clear closed boxes (about large shoe box size) with folded fabric pieces in them that are more or less than FQs, each box a different color group - i consider them and my yardage as my "stash".
Strips, small squares, other small bits go into the scraps category - hopefully if i'm being extra good - in separate appropriate bins!!

Like you, anything less than 1/4 yard is scrap to me.

Lynnie I agree totally with your description.

What I'm curious about is where y'all draw the line on scraps and trash. I used to hold onto anything wider than an inch or bigger than a postage stamp.

For me, if I have a piece under 1/2 yard, it gets cut into smaller pieces starting with 10" squares and going down to 5" squares....anything less is no longer a scrap, but trash...For most patterns, it will take more than 1/2 yard pieces.

i save anything i can cut into squares oe strips hate to waste fabric so expensive

Anything less than 1.5" gets tossed. Moving upwards, I'll cut leftovers to the largest size that the fabric allows: 2" strips or squares, 2.5" strips or squares, 3"... Anything 4" or more goes back into the "up to fat quarter" bin. You never know when you're going to want/need that weird border...

I don't want to cut down fabric prematurely. I would rather keep it in the largest size it will allow.

Yep, I agree, anything less than 1/4 of a yard goes into the scrap bin. I still use it in scraps quilts.