How do you use up your leftover fabric “scraps”?

I absolutely never throw away any scrap of linen that’s at least 2″ square, because I know I can use it for something.

Mostly, I use scraps for the background fabrics you see here on Needle ‘n Thread for stitch instructions.

And lately, I’ve been stitching up a lot of instructions and stitch samples. Lots! Yesterday alone, I took 439 photos of about 18 different stitches and stitch combinations in progress and finished.

Before I set out on this particular glut of stitch photography, I was able to come up with a whole pile of scraps perfect for this use.

This is my whole process of setting up a photo session for embroidery stitches.