I see several people reference Bonnie Hunter...will go see how her method works. I have a few "flats"...bottoms of 24-pk pop (get them free at the grocery store) with strips cut. I do have a few shoe boxes with 1 1/2 to 2 1/2" squares. My 3 year old granddaughter loves the 1 1/2" squares...I got tired of helping her put them back, so I decided to make 9-patches...can you believe I have OVER 300? Looks like I'll be making a scrappy quilt. Have fun reading everyone's method...I decided NOT to let the scraps get ahead of me....too overwhelming.);)