I can remember sitting beside Grandad in the mule-drawn wagon, going into "town" to get chicken feed. He would take a small sample of the fabric Granny needed to make the sleeves for a dress she was sewing. I have one of Granny's quilts made from the scraps she had. She cut the scraps into strips and sewed them together to make the quilt top. I had it professionally quilted and bound so it would last a long, long time. I will proudly pass it along to my daughter someday, hopefully with the crocheted bedspread from the other side of the family and several of the quilts I'm making.