I was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time
(senior center) when the director came in and asked if anyone wanted drapery samples. I raised my hand and received enough samples to make a quilt (king size) for my daughter. It will have to be cleaned when it gets soiled but that should be ok.
It is heavy enough not to be quilted but I am still debating that. What do you guys think? Thank you, Bettie

Um,...I'm a little confused. I clicked on the download and got a letter regarding rental property...?

I am soooo sorry. I hit the wrong button. BTW, we did rent the prop.lol

I go to a recycle center where I can get sample books of fabric for a quarter. Depending on the weight of the fabric, the seams are way too thick to lie flat. What I do is use the block joining method in this tutorial
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-60764-1.htm

Scroll down in the tut until you get to the place where she joins the blocks.
I use a Flat 1" strip on one side and a 1 5/8" folded strrip on the other.
You wind up with a reversible item.

:D I do this kind of thing all the time. Yesterday as I was cleaning my bobbin case I pondered if the stuff I was sweeping out with the little brush was anything akin to what's between my ears! :lol:

I made a huge window quilt out of samples--it is VERY heavy! 90 x 120.
Have not quilted or tied it---yet as we needed to get it up on the window to keep out the cold. When I washed my drapes, they disintegrated!
I did it fast- just sewed the samples in rows, and sewed the rows together.Then used leftovers of brocades, etc. for backing. This was all freebies my Mom got at a yard sale....and challenged me to do something with them!

I've used leftover drape samples to make a couple of quilts. They took forever to cut out because each sample was so small. I had issues with some of the fabrics stretching and therefore the seams didn't line up the best. I used 4 1/2" squares. Then, I tied them with buttons.
They looked nice when finished, but I made sure to tell the recipients to hand wash or dry clean them.

My squares were 12 in by 12 in. I'm not sure I would have made the quilt with 4 in squares. I am not that good yet but I am working on it...