I recently had saved some of the narrow, "useless" long pieces of batting that had been trimmed from a project when squaring up. And I recently was making a small pillow and did not have a filler.

I tossed and scattered the scraps onto my cutting mat, laid a ruler atop, and cut those scraps into bits which I then used to fill the pillow. Worked great!

Rotary cutting is a good idea, Suz--easier than pulling into small pieces, which is what I've done.

Another great use of batting scraps, especially strips, is the Auntie's Two patterns for handbags, etc. Amazing what you can make with scraps! http://auntiestwo.com/

My recent scraps are in a pile on the floor and the cats seem to love sleeping on them. I now know what I'm doing with my scraps. Thanks for that tip on cutting them with the rotary.

This is a very timely post. I'm cleaning out/up my sewing room, and I have lots of odds and ends of batting that I just don't know what to do with, and they take up so much room. Chopping some up for pillow stuffing is a great idea!

I've been wanting to make some pillows just for this reason! To use up the my small pieces of batting. But mine is poly and so quite fluffy already.

Butt them together and zigzag edges to create

Yup, I have done what Sandy does........

I bought a pair of batting scissors from Quilt in a Day. http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/notion/31732 They are fantastic for cutting batting, especially long runs. No more fuzzy in my cutting mat which takes forever to clean. They are angled perfectly for cutting straight. I would buy a another pair in a second if I lost these. Guild members liked them so much we bought several pair to keep at guild.

I use mine up as shown. Above but always keep some long lengths as they are ideal it put in bag handles.