committing to a scrap system is a huge undertaking when your first starting..wish I had done it. =) That being said...don't be afraid of ANYTHING! I did that just like you did and psyched myself out for almost 5 years. I was cookin' along doing everything..including Triangles..then I started reading "the Rules". Oh My Word! Its crazy isn't it? Now the only rules I follow are my own. If and when I EVER make quilts for competition I will worry about that stuff but for now...I'm just makin' Quilts. =)