My mother made many quilts just like that. She called them "string quilts" because she used every little scrap of fabric she had, almost even used the strings, from every garment she made for one of her kids. She cut squares from newspaper, then sewed the scraps to them the way paper pieced quilt blocks are made. I wish I had one of them now to look at and remember the many dresses, skirts, blouses, and shirts she made for us.