Jim

I keep anything I can make a 2 inch square out of

Tropical

I keep almost everything. I do love to make whimsical appliques and I never know when I'll need just "that" piece for a nose or something else tiny. lol

misscarol

Anything under 1.5" gets tossed.

plainpat

No strips less than 1&1/2" wide. No squares less than 2".

didi

That makes two of us..I keep a flannel pillow case in my waste paper basket and throw all scraps in it for the doggy pillow.

AlwaysQuilting

I'm not going to tell you... you'd throw me out of here. (I don't keep anything that isn't large enough to cut at least one 5" square block out of.) I guess I'm not a "saver". I might be sorry someday if I decide to make a scrap quilt.

yellowsnow55

I keep everything. ¼" strips make great dolls hair. Other small pieces I use for appliqué.

ckcowl

all i throw away are strings- as in the little (less than 1/2" frayed edges that are slivered off-
everything else is useable for something- i keep a special basket under my cutting table for the scraps i know i will not use- those i donate to the scouts- 4-H er's, school art department---kids are very creative- and they (being little themselves) don't mind the little pieces- in fact they fit them perfectly.
i just don't throw away fabric- it has to be a sliver of nothing- strings/frays in order to actually hit the waste basket.
with the economy the way it is kids groups/schools are looking for anything they can find to help suppliment-
i moved 4 years ago and i have one little group who is now 50 miles away from me- who still call and ask if i have any fabric scraps they could possible have...
they make treasure boxes-
thats what the kids call them-
they take shoe boxes - apply glue- and cover with scraps of fabric- the kids LOVE making them- some of them are AMAZING! and all with what alot of quilters just throw away!

julybaby8

That's a neat idea. I give my too small scraps to a friend for dog beds.

jitkaau

$$$ are my measurement. I throw nothing away.