Really appreciate your comments and good wishes. Scrap quilts are real quilts to me, as my granny only made scrap quilts and I learned from her sitting next to her on the couch when I was a young girl. I've got a few more in the works and will post when completed.
The very best way to get going on a scrappie is to keep your scraps cut into the right size squares, light with light and medium/dark with medium dark. And layed flat so you don't have to iron them prior to picking up and sewing together.