I think they are just perfect. AND you paid good money for these leftovers. I'm almost a totally scrap quilter. I made string blocks all the time. I usually grab a bin of one color and just sew until I'm sick of looking at them. Then Change Colors... LOL Check out Bonnie Hunter on both facebook and her blog. quiltville.blogspot.com She has a ton of free quilt patterns for scraps/strings etc. I love her work.