Originally Posted by drgntatoo

I had the same delima and decided to make a scrap quilt when I went to one of my 3 scrap drawers and no more sraps would fit!! What I did was took out all of my scraps and strips and started color piling them (all my pinks, all blues, etc) before I knew it I had about 20 different color coordinated piles, cut all of my scraps into strips (at least 1 1/2" wide) and started sewing them together based on color. Out of each one of my sewn together strips, I started making template triangle cuts and put them all together in a spiderweb octagon, and used white on white sashing and borders. I still had enough strips left to make a piano key border about 6" wide and and also a piano key binding about 3" wide. I ended up Totally Loving the quilt!! All is not complete yet, but all pieces are there except backing and batting. Another UFO for 2011. Hope this reply makes sense and helps you get over your scrap fear. Have a great Holiday Season!!