Scraps and backing

Here is the first pile of scraps I decided to attack.

I found these vintage hankerchiefs in the pile. I relocated them to the box with the other vintage linens.

I found this leftover binding from the double wedding ring quilt. I am glad I found this and will be using this for binding the quilt out of the leftover blocks from the 16 patch quilt. I am out of wine colored fabrics so this was a good find!

There were a bunch of 3" wide pieces that I used for binding. I will probably sew these to white/off white 3" strips and cut into blocks that I can use to make zig zag quilts.

Here is the pieces I have cut so far out of this pile - 3 1/2", 2 1/2", and 1 1/2" squares.

So here is what that pile of scraps looks like now. Not bad for 2.5 - 3 hours of work.

I was digging around the fabric storage room looking for backing for disappearing 9 patch quilt and I found some that I forgot I had. When I worked at the quilt shop twice a year for their special sales the first thing I would look for when I got there was backing down in the bargain basement. I use to find some decent yardage. I believe this is one of those pieces.