Oh I'm a scrapper all right! LOL, As to why, I really am not sure, except I think it appeals to the thrifty part of me to be able to recycle and use up those bits others would toss out.
And I have such fun seeing what I end up with. The pieces talk to me and tell me where they want to be and I just listen and put them there. I never know where a quilt is going to take me when I start it.
I have never made one from a pattern yet, but have collected quite a few that I love and want to make. I do have a UFO that I started as a project at a sisters' sewing week that I need to finish tho. It's a stack and whack. So that's sort of from a pattern. At least it has rules to follow. LOL
Hugs and smilessssss