I don't throw ANY little bit of fabric away. When I 'straighten' the edges before cutting, or from trimming when squaring up........it all goes into a bag. Makes a great throw pillow filler (grandkids love them when they are laying around on the floor/carpet) and they are easily washable. Gonna make a dog bed for my grandkids' dog this Christmas cuz arthritis is slowing him down and I want him to lay on something comfortable (am glad he can't make it up onto their couch anymore tho'!!!). I have LOTS of triangles cut off from Flying Geese and other blocks and hopefully someday will get them sewn into some kind of design for a quilt. Been quilting a L-O-N-G time and haven't got a quilt put together for myself yet ho-hum. I keep giving away.