Since I sew in our family room, and cut on the wet bar area, out of necessity, I need to keep it contained somewhat. My fabric is contained (primarily) to a tall 4 drawer dresser and a decorative open cabinet above it the size of a medicine cabinet. When I pull fabric for a project, it gets pretty messy, and stays messy until I'm done cutting. Then I clean up that area, put away the extra fabric, and make a clean start with sewing the blocks. It's always a little cluttered until I'm finished with the quilt, but at least I'm not searching for my cutter under piles of scrap fabric.