My friend asked me to consult other quilting friends about her stash of bits & pieces left-over from her mother's quilting, beginning around 1930's. She said that there aren't any big pieces, just small trimmings. Has anyone ever found a fun project to use these? Maybe make those rag balls to fill a lamp base? I have found many blocks of various sizes in my grandmother's stash. I'm daydreaming about what to do with those. I could see something pretty coming of those with some 1930's print as sashing, perhaps.

I like working with small, and I'm doing a hexagon project that only needs 1 1/4" pieces to finish a 3/8" hexie.

I've seen a few of the "lint quilts" lately. It uses itty bitty scraps to make a larger picture and there's something about tulle and batting. Just recently heard of them so I don't know much about then except that!

I saw someone make a purse out of salvage edges. It was really nice.

Tiny, tiny scraps made quilt jelly. Take your tiniest scraps mix well for good color variety. Fill a mason jar, add lid and maybe a decorative jar topper.

Confetti quilts use pieces are just slivers wide by an inch long or so. I use these in appliques. There is literally no piece of fabric so small it can't be used.

I sew small pieces together,eventually they will grow into a quilt.

Beautiful scrap quilts called Crumb Quilts can be made from very small pieces. Crazy Quilts can be made from small pieces. Have fun!

I have been using 2" scraps for doll quilts. anything smaller than that goes into a bin to use for stuffing for dog pillows for the humane society! I throw away nothing!

Crumb quilts are beautiful and lots of fun.

A crumb quilt would be a nice way to use them.

There's crumb blocks, confetti blocks(or whatever they're called), applique. There's something you can do with them. If they're too small for crumb or applique and you don't want to do the confetti, save them up for stuffing animal beds and donate to the local Humane Society.