I'm a little old lady too! Welcome!
If you like small projects, compared to big quilts, how about ..if you sew some of those pieces into - say, 3 blocks, sew them together,maybe sew a border around them, and tube them by sewing them to a wider piece that goes around the back too, then turning, flattening them, ironing, then sewing up the ends various ways and making table runners? These are lovely to give to grown ups - that maybe don't get very many presents.... J