Hi Andi, I'm in Canada too, Ontario. That sounds like a great way to use up your scraps. I haven't used paper piecing either. I have pieced using muslin, instead of the paper. Then you can just leave the muslin as part of your piece, instead of having to remove it. But, I've done it your way too. Just start sewing pieces together and then trim later. Sounds like a quilt in the making to me.