Thanks, everyone! I decided that since this fabric is supposed to be a replacement for jewelry, I want to make something diamond-shaped. From diamonds, I strayed over to 60 degree triangles and there I stayed. I think I'll probably do some kind of warm to dark thingy with 60 degree triangles, perhaps with triangles made out of strips? or perhaps each out of individual fabrics.
My DH (who yes, is a gem, pun intended!) said, "why do you think you need to do anything with them? Just put them in your stash!".
So I may just play with the colors in those fabrics and the rest of my stash by doing a whole bunch of blocks, putting different colors and textures together, and yes, make a sampler. I have a copy of a published family history. I've always thought that it might be fun to do a series of blocks with themes based on events that happened in that book, similar to what I've seen others do.
Anyway, I've been having fun, thanks, in part to you and your inspirational ideas. Thank you.
And I've enjoyed seeing your quilts. They are absolutely marvelous.