I just want to pat you on the back and give you a big hug!
Yes, I like scraps and have laundered scraps, pressed them with Magic Sizing, and cut most in to usable sizes. Bonnie Hunter has a terrific system of using squares, strips, and triangles. Please check out her free patterns at Quiltville.com and try to catch her quilt cam on YouTube. She has so many tricks:-)
Deborah U. put me in touch with a Face Book group called Thrifty Quilters. The owner/ moderator has published a neat book using six sizes of your precuts. The book is excellent and outlines a number of different blocks, as well as, sashings which all use the six sizes. Check out Anne Wiens ---- Trifty Quilters and her book. The book is worth every penny and is a wealth of inspiration.
I have begun to look at my fabrics differently. Strips can become triangle units, bonus triangles can be cut from those diagonal units at the end of a rectangle, etc. Odd pieces become puzzle challenges.
My goodness, but I'd like to visit with you in person. Meanwhile, private message me if you have additional concerns. Perhaps, I could telephone you in the USA.
Quilting is sew wonderful! Piecefully yours, Kay Susan