Thanks all.
Teasgurl -- you'd be in shock here. Highs in the mid 60's and scattered sun (means it's raining most of the day).
All the quilts are just improv -- no pattern. I did all the quilting free motion on my Bernina 440. I think the reason I was determined to use the scraps up -- these fabrics, though I love them, are very different from anything else in my stash, and I didn't envision using them in later scrap projects, so it was a good idea to use up the coordinating collection in projects that showcase them together.
Those strings I have left are seriously just that, strings. The photo is larger than life ; ) I do have the one circle and one square that is less than an inch, which I think I will incorporate into the care label I usually make to give with quilts.