Originally Posted by Lynnie25

I have a huge container of orphan blocks and bits and pieces left over from quilts so instead of throwing them out, I am making them into placemats. The blocks are extras made for a quilt (I never follow a pattern or really work out how many I actually need) or are 'tester' blocks to see if I like the block and want to make it into a quilt. Others are made from left over rows made for borders, etc. So far I have made over 30 and I haven't really made much of a dent in the orphan block stash.

Most of these are foundation pieced and I have joined them together, used scraps of wadding and fabric scraps for backing and binding.

I will most likely sell them or donate them to an aged care centre.