I usually cut semi-large pieces into strips, 1 1/2" and 2" and anything that is left I just cut it into a strip, whatever size. Then I store the strips in boxes by size. Any small pieces that would usually go into the trash I now keep. There is a women in one of my guilds who has requested that we make dog pads for animal shelters. You put two fat quarters together (could be the ugliest fabric), leave an opening and stuff it with all my fabric/batting pieces that I wouldn't save. Then sew up the hole and we now have pads/beds for animals. The shelters welcome them and they can easily just toss them into a washer and dryer to reuse.