My grandmother and mother used to quilt these, called strip blocks. Whatever size scraps they had they would sew them on newspaper squares, some were bigger than others. When they had enough for a quilt they either sashed them or sewed them without sashing. These were utility quilts. I have one now that some of the fabrics have wasted away and I'm trying to find older fabric to replace the bad spots. This one I have was made in the early 50's.
Also have one made in the 40's and looks hopeless at this point, but hoping to recover some of it.
Hope this helps.
delma