What is a "crumb" quilt? I haven't heard that term before. I save everything. I have been making tiny paper pieced bird house wall hangings with them.

I found this online. Good instructions and LOTS of pictures.
http://www.quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml

I found this site:
http://www.quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml

God bless that woman. I thought I was doing good by donating about 500 in seven years.
I use may small scraps by sewing them together radomly in a sort of primitive crazy patch until they are large enough to cut into about an 8 in. block. When I have enough, I sew them together into a piece large enough to back many of my charity quilts.
I have one that is twin size that I plan to make into a quilt for myself since may of the fabrics are leftovers from quilts and clothing or other items, for my family, through the years.
Ellie

I volunteer at a local Nature park. Fabric is a no no to put out for nest building because it will stay wet and mildew. Grass and other organics will shed water. :D

I have been saving scraps for 3 years...this year someone asked for scraps for the Blind Center to use for stuffing of Christmas toys they make. I gave them all my scraps. I found I NEVER used any of them!!

I like this idea too!!

some quilters uses the small pieces for stuffing inside of cat and dog beds

I use my very small scraps for crumb blocks.
The long narrow ones are used for string quilts. If they are as much as an inch wide, I keep them. That gives me half an inch of fabric after taking off the seam allowance.

ok...

I may be insane admitting this....

have made a 5 inch (finished) test pineapple quilt block

the pieces finish as half an inch wide :shock:

I don't usually keep pieces less than an inch square

but I have three buckets on my cutting table...strips, 1.5 inch wide strips and 2 inch strips

there's also a tin for the scraps that end up in the school art room